1. The Awakening
The growing intensity and intimacy of her relationship with Robert, the careless and young son of Madame Lebrun is the catalyst of her mental, emotional and sexual awakening. ... Edna's awakening, initiated during her summer at Grand Isle, is closely linked with the object of her love, Robert. ... At the culmination of the novel, the reader finds Edna at the scene of her initial awakening, where she had first cast off the mask of Victorian conformity and embraced a life free of the social and familial conventions expected of her. ... Her self-drowning was a conscious statement that decla...
- Word Count: 1478
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: Graduate