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courville34
courville34

How do Edna's two houses in New Orleans reflect her character in "The Awakening"?

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Posted by courville34 on Sunday November 2, 2008 at 6:45 PM and tagged with character, compare, edna, houses, the awakening.

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  1. morrol
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    One of Edna's houses is owned by her husband. She feels smothered in it. It represents the role in society that she is supposed to play.
    Edna's Pigeon House is hers alone. It is small and intimate. It allows her quiet and solitude. I also allows her the independence to discover her true self, the person that exists beneath the facade that has weighed her down from years. In the Pigeon House, she is free from her children and her husband, and she is her true self.

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    http://www.enotes.com/awakening/characters
    http://www.enotes.com/awakening/essays-criticism
    http://www.enotes.com/awakening/themes

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    Posted by morrol on Monday November 3, 2008 at 9:30 AM