The next lesson in self-expression occurs in Chapter IX when Edna hears Mademoiselle Reisz perform on the piano. The mademoiselle's piano playing affects her in a deep, soul-stirring way: She saw no pictures of solitude, of hope, of longing, or of despair. ... The mockingbird, which merely whistles inarticulate "fluty notes" with "maddening persistence," resembles Edna's friends who seem to understand Edna but do not speak back. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In addition, she begins doing whatever she wants whenever she wants with whomever she wants; including the free spirit Mademoiselle Reisz, who reads her letters she has received from Robert and plays the piano for her. ... After returning to her "pigeon house- Edna finds a note in place of Robert, he has left her and will not be returning because he loves her so much. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Some people sit in silence, listening to the sounds in their minds, writing the notes on paper. Others might sit at the piano and test out chords and phrases as they write, my neighbor told me he does this. ...

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• Grade Level: High School