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@Bookworm_Girl. A perceptive post. I think it relates to one constant theme in the Book. Therese is terrified of an ordinary life with no meaning. A grey, colourless life. Therese looks at the Department store and those around her and her own circumstances and fears ending up like Mrs Robichek She wants a life full of experiences rather than simply working to get by. She doesn't even want life with her boyfriend despite the financial security he could offer when he stopped playing with being an artist and took his place in his father's business. She wants, in short, a life with a bit of spice and flavour. If you like, with a bit of salt. Which of course Carol offered. But of course same sex relationships in the 1950's came with a heavy price, particularly for Carol.
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