Lewis explains that to understand affection, an image must be represented: the image of a mother feeding her baby, the baby's language, milk, warmth and the smell. of young life (Lewis, TFL 32). The mother gives birth to her child, accompanied by protection, nourishment and love. The child needs protection, love and nourishment not only to survive but also to live a good life. Just as mothers show affection to their children, Orual shows affection to Psyche. This affection transforms from a love-gift into a love-need. Schakel writes, “Orual took the place of the mother Psyche never knew, and no child was ever loved better or cared for with more devotion” (Schakel 29). Orual was the mother figure in Psyche's life, but as this affection grew, so did the possessiveness. Orual says: “I wanted to be a wife so I could be his real mother. I wanted to be a boy so she could fall in love with me. I wanted her to be my full sister instead of my half-sister. I wanted her to be a slave so I could free her and make her rich” (Lewis, TWHF 23). This need for love is caused by Psyche who has the beauty, grace and ease that Orual does not have. Orual finds fulfillment in Psyche, as well as a purpose and love she has never known before (Schakel 29). However, Orual is not the only character to express affection, as the Fox does the same.