The Awakening and "The Dream of an Hour" show freedom for women through symbols such as nature. ... This is the awakening Edna finds while on the beach. ... The awakening is the reason she learns to swim. ... The water where her awakening first appears could symbolize the cleansing of her past, and this causes her to have a rebirth and to look to the future. ... In The Awakening it is mainly the sea and the water; in "The Dream of an Hour" it is the sky and trees. ...

• Word Count: 1547
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Awakening. 1899. ... "The Revolt Against Nature: The Problematic Modernism of The Awakening. " Martin 109-39. ... Sparknotes on The Awakening. ... sparknotes. com/lit/awakening> Wyatt, Neal. Symbols in The Awakening. ...

• Word Count: 1307
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School