When the book begins, Edna is a married woman who seems satisfied with her life. However, she cannot find happiness. Her "awakening" begins when a young man named Robert begins loving her. Edna begins to res

This book tells a story of independence, freedom and will power that is not rely common in these times. This is a confraternal book that addressed tough issues when the book was published. But now these issues are a lot more common and sometimes is looked at as normal.

pond to him in a way she hasn't done before. She begins to realize that she can be more than a wife and mother. All throughout the book Edna starts to become more independent. She sends her children away, she refuses to stay at home, and loves to start conflict with her husband. The bad thing about it is, her independence becomes her downfall. Edna stays married because divorce was unreal in those days. She wanted to marry Robert, but she will not because it will cause her to leave her husband. No matter how independent Edna wants to be, she is held down by others, despite what she wants.

In the today's world divorce is almost common, but in her time she would have been an outcast. By the end of The Awakening, Edna feels like she is not a person, she feels like a slave for her husband, her chi

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