From the past seminar, Stacy’s seminar group was talking about the female roles in the novel. Starting from Swan’s way and continuing into Within A Budding Grove this role has stayed the same which is, the power the women have over the men in the book. When we were in seminar on Thursday, someone was talking about Albertin’s character. She is identified as different from the other women that the narrator comes across and its because he actually has real feelings for her. But when this discussion happened, it reminded me of a quote from earlier on in the book when Mme. Swan said, “You can do anything with men when they’re in love with you they’re such idiots!” I feel that she uses her gender (a women being non-intellectual, fragile) and the naiveté of a woman to her advantage so men can think she’s dumb when in fact she’s not. It kinda reminds me of a Black Widow. I’m not sure if this applies to the rest of the female characters but it defiantly adds onto the power   dynamic of the women in the novel.