... herself. This is what made Mrs. Mallard feel free, free from oppression, and free from the burden of society's expectations. The Awakening by Kate Chopin was considered very shocking when it was first published because of the "sexual awakening" of the main character, Edna Pontellier, and her unconventional behavior (Evans no page). The ... doesn't realize that she can be an independent women. There, she starts to have an affair with Robert Lebrun, who she falls in love with. "She begins to realize for the first time, at age 28, that she is an individual- (Evans no page).""Edna looks past...

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