?Wittily written, ‘The True Story of Lilli Stubeck’ has been through many interpretations and analysis. However, the authenticity of Lilli’s change with Miss Dalgleish continues to be debated even today. As the reader finishes the book, he can easily see an immense transformation in her beliefs and attitude. Lilli, a scavenging little gypsy, who never felt ashamed eating out of dustbins, grew up to be a beautiful yet intelligent lady, without greed for neither money nor riches. A change, which was also triggered by the relationships Lilli shared with people such as Kit Quayle, Dorothy, and the Stubeck Family. It was her association with everyone that gave rise to the final Lilli. Lilli at the beginning was a complete alien to the town, the school, and easily to everyone she met. Her description as a ‘small Rusalka plucked from the green, dark water’ shows her earliest condition, when she was dirty and grubby all over. She was as strong as a boy, and an absolute Stubeck – thieving and begging. In her earliest days at school, she was seen chasing and beating people who annoyed or teased her – things that only even a few boys do. The incident involving Poly Howland shows her boyish attitude. Consequently, her clothes were always sagged, ‘barely covering her brown lithe body.’ As put by the narrator himself, ‘she had little sense of propriety.’ If someone did gift her anything, she would accept it plainly, with never a ‘thank-you’ or any appreciation. She was, however, very close to nature, and would often go exploring for experiences normal folk didn’t care about. The Tomato-Field incident clearly reaps this idea. The author also reinforces the idea that she hated schoolwork. However, her tragedy played a tremendous role in shaping the final Lilli, who has been through many miseries and adventures. This ‘tragedy,’ of the main character is nothing but the repeated alterations she goes through. Miss Dalgleis