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In Lyddie by Katherine Paterson, where does Lyddie go after being dismissed?

I am unsure of which dismissal the question is referring to.  Lyddie was dismissed (fired) twice in the novel.  


The first time that Lyddie was dismissed was in Chapter Six  Mrs. Cutler left the tavern for a bit, and Triphena told Lyddie to go visit family.  Unfortunately for Lyddie, Mrs. Cutler got back to the tavern before Lyddie returned.  Mrs. Cutler thought that Lyddie was slacking from her duties, so she fired Lyddie.  Lyddie...

I am unsure of which dismissal the question is referring to.  Lyddie was dismissed (fired) twice in the novel.  


The first time that Lyddie was dismissed was in Chapter Six  Mrs. Cutler left the tavern for a bit, and Triphena told Lyddie to go visit family.  Unfortunately for Lyddie, Mrs. Cutler got back to the tavern before Lyddie returned.  Mrs. Cutler thought that Lyddie was slacking from her duties, so she fired Lyddie.  Lyddie decided to go to Lowell, Massachusetts and become one of the factory girls.  


The second time that Lyddie was dismissed was in Chapter 21.  Marsden claimed that Lyddie was a troublemaker, and Lyddie was unable to adequately defend herself.  Lyddie was not only dismissed from her factory job, but she was also dismissed with a dishonorable discharge.  That meant that Lyddie would not be able to find work in any factory.  In the final two chapters, Lyddie went to a lot of different places.  She first went to Brigid's house.  Then she went to Boston in order to see Diana.  After a short visit, Lyddie decided to return home.  She stopped by Cutler's Tavern to see Triphena.  Next Lyddie went to the Phinney residence to see her siblings, and then Lyddie finally returned to her farm.  At the very end of the novel, the reader learns that Lyddie plans to go to college. 

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