... "[ ] supple to his gentle, seductive entreaties- because he happened to be there when Edna's sensuality and desires had come into full bloom, and Robert was away (Chopin 313). Robert inevitably left Edna because he realized that he could never own her in the way that was customary for that time. He loved her too much to force her into a relationship like ... take care of a scraped knee or read a bedtime story. The same line of reasoning goes into why she moved out of her large house with the servants into the tiny pigeon-house around the corner. She wanted to be independent and living b...

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