1. The Awakening
... to submit herself to the wants of her husband and has found her own mindset that she wants to fulfill. The need for self-fulfillment causes her to leave her husband, which was not acceptable during the time the novel takes place, to be with her lover that refuses her, due to society's thoughts on divorce. Each of the chapters plays on the previous and leads to the next in a chronological order ... , starting with the realization of her mundane lifestyle and each chapter showing a new sense of rebirth. The entire novel centers on Edna Pontellier's crisis of realization of what life is lac...
- Word Count: 1694
- Approx Pages: 7