... fueled by many changes, including the emergence of her artistic nature, the realization of her unusual attitude towards her children, and the deterioration of her social inhibitions. The awakening of Mrs. Pontellier's sexual disposition causes the rousing of many feelings, previously foreign to her; fortunately, her recent pursuit of art provides an outlet for these unsettling emotions. Though it is undertaken ... leave for Mexico, Edna's response is a "blank picture of bewilderment" and a weak attempt at understanding, followed by silence (44). However, after some time has passed and t...

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... thinking but was even more outraged by the laws which enforced and upheld such treatment. Edna did not, in any way, fit into the Creole society in which she lived. "Mrs. Pontellier, though married to a Creole, was not thoroughly at home in the society of Creoles" (Chopin 639). Edna is intrigued by the Creoles, but does not fully understand their ways ... one of us; she is not like us" (Chopin 648). In addition to Edna's feelings of separation and solitude, she feels cornered by her family, particularly her children. "In short, Mrs. Pontellier is not a mother-woman" (Chopin 638). When he...

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The first obvious and prominent symbol of the book is the "caged parrot" that seems to possess talent just like Mrs. Pontellier but no one was able to comprehend or recognize this except for the mocking bird "that hung on the other side of the door". The mocking bird represents innocence ... ...

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