... behind and accepting her fate. Her final swim represents the transcendence of the visionary quest. Readers watch her suicide with ironic detachment because her final swim leaves us with a resonant vast new potential that Edna has tragically discovered that there is no room for her or her ideals in the world. She understands that she can not dictate her life in adherence to ... she must have an enormous amount of strength to succeed in attaining her goal. Inevitably, this trapped creature meets her unfortunate death because she was not able to recognize the symbols surrounding her and he...

• Word Count: 2022
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate