Characters
Symbols
Random
Themes/Setting
Important quotes
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How is Mr. Pontelier described in the novel?
A working man, Busy, not understanding only cares about his reputation
100
How does the bird represent Edna?
The birds represents Edna's attempts to escape her life and her want to fly away from societies expectations her Husband, Children, and those who surround her
100
what is Ednas first act of rebellion?
she stopped receiving her visitors on Tuesdays
100
Where are the two settings?
Grand Isle and New Orleans
100
"A cirtine light was beginning to dawn dimply.." What does the light represent?
Her Awakening
200
Who is Robert and why is he important?
Robert is a young man who goes after married women;he latches himself to Edna. She falls in love with him and it further pushes her rebellion
200
how is the sea symbolic?
it is the road to freedom, the seductive sea lures her, it is where she first discovers her strength
200
What is symbolic about Edna learning to swim?
it's her first real sense of independence. She is no longer dependent of others.
200
Why did Edna return to Grand Isle at the end of the novel?
To escape/free herself because she would never truly be happy
200
explain "Every step she took toward relieving herself of obligations added to her strength and expansion as an individual. She began to look with her own eyes; to see and to apprehend the deeper undercurrents of life. No longer was she content to "feed upon opinion" when her own soul had invited her."
the more Edna distances herself from society, she realizes she's happier as a person
300
Who is Edna's foli and how?
Adele Ratignolle . Mrs. Pontellier was not a mother-women. Adele was the perfect example of a good wife and mother.
300
explain the significance of where the novel began and end?
Grand Isle is where Edna first found her first real sense of independence at the end she returns to escape it all
300
when is it seen in the novel that Edna isn't going back to her lifestyle?
when she moves out on her own
300
explain how freedom is seen throughout her awakening
she leaves her family becomes independent,wears less clothing and binds the rules
300
explain “I would give up the unessential; I would give up my money, I would give up my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself. I can't make it more clear; it's only something I am beginning to comprehend, which is revealing itself to me.”
Edna is willing to give up everything for her children but herself it shows how unmotherly she won't give up herself
400
How is Mademoiselle Reisz a role model to Edna?
She is exactly what Edna wants to be. She is Independent, Free, and isn't the typical women during the Victorian period.
400
What is does the women in black represent?
the widow during the Victorian period
400
explain the title of "the awakening"
it refers to the many ways Edna begins to awaken to the world around her
400
during what time period is the book set?
1800s
400
explain “The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.”
The woman willing to raise above societies expectations and rules must be ready for what it comes with so they won't fall
500
How Does Edna change throughout the novel?
She changes from being a confused person and a social outcast to becoming more confident, She experiences a sense of independence and freedom.
500
what does the amount of clothes Edna wear throughout the novel show about her?
it shows the gradual change Edna goes through to become free of the social standards that are placed on her;more and more she takes off more clothes or loosens them becoming free
500
how does Leonce react to all of Edna's actions?
he becomes angry, is confused, and tries to seek help
500
whats are some themes in the novel?
independence, solitude, self-realization
500
"Even as a child she had lived her own small life all within herself. At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual life—that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions" what does this mean?
Edna has always been aware that she wasn't the average girl at an early age; The Outer Edna conforms to society while the Inner Edna is rebellious
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