The Awakening Quotes Analysis

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Trang Pham Mr Kuhn English 11R­8 17 September 2013 The Awakening ( by Kate Chopin ) ( just in case) + Quotes : ● "There was something in her attitude, in her whole appearance when she leaned her head against the high­backed chair and spread her arms, which suggested the regal woman, the one who rules, who looks on, who stands alone." Chapter 30, pg. 117­118 ● "He did not answer, except to continue to caress her. He did not say good night until she had become supple to his gentle, seductive entreaties." Chapter 31, pg. 123 ● "She writhed with a jealous pang. She wondered when he would come back. He had not said he would come back. She had been wit him, had heard his voice and touched his hand. But some way he had seemed neared to her off there in Mexico." Chapter 34, pg. 136…show more content…
She displays her new talent in front of her friends and undertakes it on her own. Everyone watches her swim into new, unknown territory in the water, and also in her soul, for she is now awakening to her independence and female capabilities, aside from simply cleaning, cooking, and child-rearing. ● Feminism 6: Edna stands up to Leonce later the same night of her groundbreaking swim. She says no to him and will not follow him inside. This lack of obedience angers him. She has awakened from a nap, and it seems also a dependent life that she hopes to leave behind, as well. ● Feminism 7: When Robert informs Edna that he is leaving for Mexico, she feels suffocated and hurt, as if she is dependent upon Robert for her livelihood and happiness. Whatever independence she feels she may have awakened to, it seems unimportant and irrelevant without Robert. ● Feminism 8: Edna claims that she will not be the typical female of the time and give up her entire world - her entire self and soul - for her children. She will give her life, but not her soul. Mademoiselle Reisz is shocked to hear this from a mother, but in a sense, understands. Edna thinks of her self and her soul independently of her family. ● Feminism 9: After Leonce yells at Edna for not acting like the typical female wife, she explodes in a silent uprising of her own. She cries, breaks a glass, and stomps on her wedding ring. This behavior is not that of a dependent, dainty wife. Instead, it is a picture of a woman awakening to her unique femininity and foresight of independence. ● Feminism 10: Edna increasingly acts according to her own personal desires, with little to no regard to Leonce's wishes. She goes outside alone, visits friends alone, and ultimately frustrates her husband. Leonce has difficulty dealing with his wife's

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