Robert Vs. Arobin In The Awakening

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Robert versus Arobin “Edna cried a little that night after Arobin left her. It was only one faze of the multitudinous emotions which had assailed her. There was with her on overwhelming feeling of irresponsibility. There was the shock of unexpected and the unaccustomed. There was her husband’s reproach looking at her from the external things around her which he had provided for her external existence. There was Robert’s reproach making it felt by a quicker, fiercer, more overpowering love, which had awakened within her toward him. Above all, there was understanding. She felt as if a mist has been lifted from her eyes, enabling her to look upon and comprehend the significance of life, that monster made up of beauty and brutality. But among…show more content…
28). Edna’s feelings for Robert were shortly interrupted by Arobin’s kiss that was like a “flaming torch that kindled desire” (98; ch. 28). Edna did feel passionately for Arobin after the kiss, but continued to think about the “overpowering love which had awakened in her toward” Robert (99; ch. 28). No matter what arobin tried to do, his efforts in taking her heart were in no comparison to what Robert had done. Because of Edna’s strong feeling for Robert, Arobin has little impact to Edna’s life. With the little love that Edna has for Arobin, he’s looked at differently by Edna compared to Robert Edna’s burning passion for Robert is intense compared to Arobin. Edna saying, “I love you”, shared to the reader the loving sensation she has for Robert; Edna uses the word “love” which shows how strongly she feels for Robert (128; ch. 36). With such a powerful word being used, Edna views Robert differently from anyone else. Robert is “everything” to her (129; ch. 36). Robert isn’t just some person who comes and goes in and out of her life; he actually means something to Edna. Being characterized as everything is completely different from just a
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