The Awaking Essay Research Paper The AwakeningThe

befriends Madame Ratigonolle a pregnant woman. Also Mademoisell Reisz is a unmarried old

woman who can make Edna weep by playing the piano.

When Edna and her family return to the city , her husband bussniess himself in his work

and making money. he likes to purchase extravagant possessions for his home. Edna upon return

goes back to her usual life style. but soon becomes dissatisfied and takes up painting. She begins

to act in a uncharacteristic manner according to her husband. Leonce confused goes to the family

doctor and asks for advice. He is told to leave her alone .The Doctor suspects that she is in love

with another man but doesn?t discuss that issue with him.

Edna is decides to do what she wants. Even though he husband and society disapprove.

Edna constantly thinks about Robert and this makes her happy on some days and sad on others.

When she finds out that Robert is writing to Mademoiselle Reisz . She goes and vists her to her

listen to her play and read the letters.

The Colonel ( Edna?s father) comes to visit for awhile. When he come Edna devotes all

her energy to him even though they are not close. When he leaves they leave on a set of bad

terms. This causes Edna not to attend to her sisters wedding in Kentucky. After her father leaves

so does her husband children. Leonce goes on a extended business trip in New York. The children

are sent to the grandmothers in the country.

Edna is left alone and begins to enjoy he new life alone. She eats in solitary and vists her

friends. She also paints a little. Edna begins to gamble at the race track and her friendship with

the charming young man Alcee Arobin begins to become sexual/

With her painting earnings and her wings from gambling Edna decide to move out of her

house and mover around the corner to a ? pigeon house?. She wants to be independent and

doesn?t want her husband to have any claim on her. She hears that Robert is moving to New

Orleans and finally admits she is in love with him.

Later that day for the first time Edna sleeps with Arobin. She has many emotion but no

shame. A few days later she throws a party for her birthday and moving out. Edna continues her

affair with Arobin but she doesn?t form any real attachment to him.

One day when Edna vists Mademoiselle Reisz apartment she meets Robert and the

meetings is strange and awkward later that day the two share a passionate kiss and he asks her to

marry him. Before she is able to answer she must leave and attend Madame Ratignolle who is in

labor. Robert claims he will wait and when she returns he is gone. When Edna returns to Grande

Isle she strips naked and swims into the ocean with great passion. She swims out as far as her

limbs will carry her until she reaches exhaustion. Memories of her childhood flash before her eyes

and she slowly drowns. She does this to detach herself from her children and their claim to her.

What I have learned:

What I have learned is that no matter how strong you thing love is there always is a backside and

if you finally find yourself you don?t need anything else

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