The lilac dress is first introduced on the day that Hagar purcdhases the dress. She refers to the past and reminisces on the day she bought the dress with the Doris, her daughter in law. "I wear my lilac silk because the day seems Sunday... How annoyed she was with me when I bought this dress" (Laurence 29). She mentions that her feet are hurting and how she is tired. She likes the dress mainly because it is silk material. Doris on the other hand does not think that it is real silk and not worth buying. Inspite of what Doris thinks she b

Later on in the novel Hagar's health starts to get worse and Doris feels as if she needs to go to the doctor's office to get checked out. Everyone hates the doctor's office so it is totally understandable that Hagar feels uncomfortable there. As people get older their bodies get weaker and they seem to get bitterer. "I'd perspire and spoil my lilac silk, but I wore it despite her"(Laurence 90). She wore this dress on her visit to the doctor's office despite the fact that Doris did not want her to. Again Hagar is wrong for wearing it by perspiring greatly and while she is in the doctors office she has to take off her dress and is very uncomfortable and realizes that she should not have worn the dress but she does not admit it. The trip to the doctors office is somewhere where Hagar does not want to go and is forced to. In return she wants to get Doris mad because she makes her go to the doctors.

The last occurrence concludes Hagar's life as being an independent person. "So once again I find myself, rigged out in my lilac silk this time, conferring on the lawn with Mr. Troy"(Laurence 118). Mr Troy is the minister of the church Doris goes to. Just before Hagar comes out to the lawn to speak with Mr. Troy. Doris and Marvin are telling her that she needs to go t

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