As described in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,why does the older woman in Manet's The Gare Saint-Lazare seem resigned to her status as a nineteenth-century French female?

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The older woman in Manet's The Gare Saint-Lazare seems resigned to her status as a nineteenth-century French female because she sits with her back to the train, symbolizing her disconnection from the progress and change represented by the train.

As Described in the Chapter's "Continuity and Change" Section,why Does