... a lifeless subsistence. Edna's exploration and discovery of the sea is the definitive force responsible for her awakening. Throughout the novel, Chopin cleverly weaves images of birds within the plot as a symbol of entrapment and the individualized yearning to spread one's wings and fly away from confines of human supremacy. There are references to caged birds which serve as a constant reminder of Edna's symbolic "encagment. This theme of "encagment" is analogous ... to the notion of entrapment that runs rampant through the short story "The Yellow ... ...

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