Personality Development (Psych

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here), but Karen Horney does. She talks about how parents rear their children to be manly/womanly from birth itself, giving them toys “male toys” (guns, soldiers, etc.) and “female toys” (dolls, tea sets, etc.). Another influence would be the sex of the other siblings; a girl surrounded by numerous male siblings may take on their games and toys, so as to win their affection and respect. Similarly, a boy with many sisters may become more involved in dolls, etc., so as to gain the respect and love of his sisters. This may affect the individual in the adult life, making them more like the opposite sex. This was seen in Edna’s loss of her mother, which made her more manly; thus she liked the company of men as non-sexual companions, and could never be comfortable with marriage.

Thus having examined the theories of three notable psychologists, one must associate these with the events that transpired in The Awakening. One of the aforementioned is that of Edna’s mother passing ...

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