The Awakening: Casting Shadows

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and self enrichment or self gratification were often
times cast aside relative to the more mundane tasks of daily life. Most women
accepted this but Edna did not. She figured that life was more than constantly
doing for someone else. She wanted time for herself in order to figure out who
she was. Some may see this as selfish but everyone is entitled to “me” time and
space. Although I admit she did not go about it in the best way at times; Edna
still was in going in the right direction.

Edna's marriage to Leonce Pontellier was to spite her father the Colonel because
Leonce was of a different religious faith. Also, Leonce was unceasingly devoted
to Edna which was something that had never occurred in any other relationship.
Edna, who had not experienced many male relationships before this was naive when
it came to men. This naiveté affected her in such a way that she neither knew
love and it's limitations nor the experience it took to make it through a
relationship. This ...

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