Kate Chopin’s the Awakening Essay

The Awakening, Edna Pontellier is caught by the contradictions between the way others see her and the way she sees herself. The novella is a story narrating her awakening and discovery of self. In short, Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to pick up her position in the universe as a human being, and to certify her relations as an individual to the world within and about her. How a couple of(prenominal) of us ever emerge from the beginning The narrator is remarking at Ednas boldness and uniqueness as an independent woman on a quest for self-discovery.And the narrator also points out How many souls perish in the beginnings tumult which serves to predict the chaos that comes about as Ednas aw arness grows and can also be read as a remark foreshadowing her death. The female role that involves bearing children and being a perfect wife is also an important aspect of the society represented in The Awakening. While this lifestyle suits someone like Adele Ratignolle, Edna finds it unbearab le and oppressive.She loves Robert and he inspires her, but her awakening at Grand Isle was complex She does non simply find a young love interest, she finds a new way of appreciating and living life. Robert is more of an excuse and an occupation rather than a full explanation for her transformation. Even though Ednas awakening mean she suffers from the resulting self-awareness, the year of joy and understanding that accompanies this suffering is worth more to her than a lifetime of the semi-conscious submission that defined her former existence. The years that are departed seem like dreamsif one might go on sleeping and dreamingbut to wake up and findoh well maybe it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to sojourn a dupe to illusions all ones life. According to Edna, to remain with self-awareness offers an existence far richer than a life lived according to the restricting illusions that are imposed by the expectations of others.