... delicately illustrated in Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening. The main character, Edna Ponellier, fights throughout the story to try and discover her own self and voice. She does this by taking advantage of enlightening events, pursuing her individual talents, and by leaning on the support of others. The controversial ending of the novel is Edna's final step on her road to individualism. Edna developes herself throughout the book and becomes a symbol of women fighting ... novel with death. Mindlessly, Edna runs down to the ocean and takes off all of her clothes. For the first time she f...

• Word Count: 1629
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School