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5 pages in length. To be unique within a world of sameness is a quest sought by many people; however, it is by way of such an objective that those like Edna and Isabel become labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted traditions. This negative connotation of individualism – which is to maintain an independence from the norm – has cast an even darker meaning upon striving to achieve one's own distinctiveness, a lesson learned all to well by Chopin and James' protagonists. No additional sources cited.
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Edna Pontellier and Isabel Archer, the heroines of Kate Chopins The Awakening and Henry James The Portrait of a Lady. Their intricate characters symbolize the very dichotomy that plagues
each and every woman: the desire to be a faithfully devoted wife and mother, while at the same time the urgency to confront the inward sensual struggles that constantly fight
for freedom. Edna and Isabel, who exemplify this inherent conflict, recognize their need to break free from the typical societal mold cast upon women. By doing so, they
establish themselves as their own respective persons -- unafraid to depart from the norm and answer to forbidden desires - in spite of the critical and damning eye society casts
upon them. "Ive never kept up with Isabel--it would have taken ALL my time, she had often remarked; in spite of which, however, she held her rather wistfully in
sight; watching her as a motherly spaniel might watch a free greyhound. I want to see her safely married--thats what I want to see, she frequently noted to her
husband" (James PG). Ednas strength comes from a very unexpected place: her fears. She is so terrified that life is simply going
to pass her by that the thought nearly paralyzes her emotions. She learns from years of fighting those bottled up emotions that she must either relinquish the confines of
marriage, motherhood and societys rulebook that dictates how she is to live her life, or she will die having ultimately sacrificed her own true happiness. With each step she
takes toward this newfound freedom, whether it is through self-expression or a scandalous affair, Edna revels in the fact that she is living her life by her own rules, without
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