![]() ![]() 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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