During the novel, The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman, Lyra's life follows the quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson "to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield". As she matures through her experiences, the dimension of this credo changes. At the beginning of the novel, she lives her life from day to day, plays around with other children and all she wants is a new adventure. At the same time, however, she knows that …showed first 75 words of 606 total…

…showed last 75 words of 606 total…does not know what expects her when she follows her father into the sky. However, she finally has realized the changes she went through . She has lost her illusions, her innocence, and everyone she built on. She has nothing left but her hope and inner strength. She walks into the sky, not knowing what is going to come, but being sure that she is going "to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield".