Alice B. Toklas after Gertrude Stein. “Without Baby, there is no direction to anything — it’s just milling around in the dark”

The article discusses how Alice B. Toklas's identity and sense of direction were significantly influenced by her relationship with Gertrude Stein, suggesting that without Stein, Toklas felt aimless. It emphasizes the emotional and intellectual void left in Toklas's life after Stein's death, illustrating the importance of deep relationships in shaping personal identity.