1. 'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin
... of marriage and her only escape from this is stated at the start of the novel itself when Edna gives the "rings" to her husband, when she returns from the beach. The rings probably show Edna's feeling of isolation and her boundness by marriage. Rings are usually meant to prove a freely faithful affection for the other partner but Edna's affection is ... come back". Furthermore, when Robert returns from Mexico and asks Edna what has she been doing "all these days", she replies that she's been " seeing the waves and the white beach of Grand Isle" and " working with a little more comprehen...
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