![]() ![]() While taking bold decisions and carving her niche, she explores her sexuality with a womanizer, Alcee and an intimate understanding with a young man, Robert Lebrun. On the other, there is dejected Mademoiselle Reisz, who pursues her artistic aspiration in solitude. ![]() On one hand, she finds selfless Madame Ratignolle, who is a model wife. Edna finds herself in the middle of two extremes. Instead, she is gradually awoken to rebel against this perfect set-up. Indeed, her husband makes good money, and her daily routine should gleefully hinge on the two children, but, Edna is neither a self-sacrificing mother, nor a devoted wife. The Awakening follows Edna Pontellier, a resident of coastal Grand Isle of Louisiana, in her late twenties, who has a quintessential set-up for a content housewife. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth. ![]() Book Synopsis The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. About the Book The Awakening follows Edna Pontellier, a resident of coastal Grand Isle of Louisiana, in her late twenties, who has a quintessential set-up for a content housewife. ![]()
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