Morselli's studies showed that suicide rates were high during summer because excess energy builds up during summer as life is easy during the season unlike in winter. ... He alternatively believed that the correlation is due to increase in daylight in the summer. ...
The first obvious and prominent symbol of the book is the "caged parrot" that seems to possess talent just like Mrs. Pontellier but no one was able to comprehend or recognize this except for the mocking bird "that hung on the other side of the door". The mocking bird represents innocence and unde...
When the spring and summer seasons begin and there is greater exposure to longer hours of daylight, the symptoms of depression disappear. ... Her disheveled appearance, her dull gaze and lack of eye contact convey a sense of despair that totally engulfs her, as does the starving, dying dog curled in a ball at her feet. ...
