Stanley is not only motherly it also shows a strange childish desire for attention She feels happy when Stanley praises her He says I don't know what I'd do without you Meg even blushes when he plays jokes on her This shows her emotional emptiness and her need for love in a lonely life Through Meg Pinter presents women as loving but powerless She tries to create happiness by arranging a birthday party for Stanley But she does not understand the danger around her Her ignorance protects her from fear but it also makes her a tragic figure She lives in her own little world unable to face reality Meg s Symbolic Role Meg represents the confusion and blindness of ordinary people in the modern world She is busy with small things like breakfast shopping and the party But she never sees the larger danger coming When Goldberg and McCann arrive she welcomes them warmly She thinks of them as nice visitors Even after the birthday party turns into chaos when Stanley tries to strangle her in the darkness she still believes It was a lovely party I haven t laughed so much in years This blindness makes her both funny and sad The audience feels pity for her because she lives in a dream Through Meg Pinter shows how people hide from truth and pretend everything is fine even when life is falling apart Her character gives the play a tragic depth Her character also adds humor through her childish talk Lulu The Young and Carefree Girl Lulu is another female character who visits the boarding house She is young pretty and full of life In the beginning she seems modern and confident She flirts with Stanley and later enjoys talking with Goldberg But her confidence is soon broken During the birthday party when the light comes again Stanley is seen over her trying to harm her Pinter never explains whether Stanley is trying to harm her or not The next morning Lulu accuses Goldberg that he used her This shows that Lulu like Meg is also powerless in front of men She is used and thrown away Her cheerful personality disappears She becomes another victim of the strange and cruel world around her Symbolism of Lulu s Character Lulu represents the modern woman who tries to live freely but is still controlled by society Her relationship with Goldberg shows the danger behind false charm and male authority After the incident Goldberg and McCann ignore her completely She is left humiliated and forgotten In fine both Meg and Lulu are important in showing Pinter s view of women and society They live in a world where communication has failed and emotions are misunderstood Meg s blindness and Lulu s suffering reveal the helpless condition of women in a meaningless male-dominated world