... " to "did", like the shift form a child to Edna's new self. With the advent of her initial swim she feels a great sense of power and exaltation over her environment: "A feeling of exultation over took her, as if some power of significant import had been given her control the working of her body and soul she wanted to swim far out, where no ... which seems to be no longer worth wearing" Throughout the novel when Edna sheds more clothing and more material objects she is immersed in a sentiment of unadulterated freedom. With the stroke of a brush, Chopin is able to create a work of art inun...

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