The Awakening
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The Awakening engages us in the emotional ups and downs of Edna Pontellier, a woman extremely unfulfilled by her roles of wife and mother. Edna flatly refuses to adhere to the conventional behavior and attitudes imposed on women, confining them to such roles. Edna is most unwilling to adhere to her husbandÆs demands. She believes woman are confined by male patriarchy and unfair social conventions that favor men. Having nothing to do with such constraints on behavior, Edna takes lovers and lives the life of an artist. In the end, her search for love and fulfillment ends in vain, as she commits suicide by swimming into the ocean. Chopin uses birds, either caged or free, to symbolize both EdnaÆs frustrations and her desires. The opening of the novella presents us with a green and yellow parrot in a cage. By speaking the bird disgusts Mr. Pontellier who flees its presence. We are told, ôMr. Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertainingö (Chopin 1976, 3). We see from his behavior that Mr. Pontellier is only interested in th
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