What does Eddy notice about his mother after her move to Paris in the novel, A Woman’s Battles and Transformations?

Over the course of the novel's latter section, Eddy and his mother meet up regularly in this urban setting. Whenever they are together, Eddy notices new ways in which his mother has changed. The environment has empowered her to live as a more confident and realized version of herself, despite many of her continued social disadvantages.