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A 5 page paper which
examines the development of the identity of Edna in “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin.
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a waste of time, depicting a selfish and ignorant woman, and others arguing, vehemently, that she represents the struggles for freedom of women in Victorian times. It is a very
well written book, and a book which presents us with a myriad of possibilities for examination and explicating. In the following paper we discuss the development of the character of
Edna, illustrating how she is truly awakened to her identity and finds this awakening far too painful to bear in the end. Edna In the beginning of this novel
we see Edna and her family take a vacation. At this point she has not been awakened, by any means, to who she is, what she is missing, and what
she truly wants from life. She is simply a wife and mother, having no real strong traits, likes or dislikes it would seem. She is a woman who seems content
with her position in life, for the most part, for she does not question it nor does she distress at her lack of freedom for she does not see that
she has needed such a break. She then meets Robert and her life takes a powerful turn. Not only does she engage in a very passionate affair with Robert, with
whom she falls in love, but she begins to branch out and experience life on her own terms, focusing on her own desires. She learns to swim, she takes up
painting once again, and she begins to listen, actively, to passionate music. She begins to awaken, feeling alive and seeing the world around her. She has essentially opened up a
door and begun to see, perhaps for the very first time. Interestingly enough, one author states that "Edna is described as having all her life long been accustomed to harbor
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