The Awakening Literary Analysis

The Awakening The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, tells the story of a young woman named Edna Pontellier. Edna is a housewife and a mother of two children. Although she appears to be living a pleasant life, it completely shifts when she meets Robert Lebrun, an admirable and handsome man, while vacationing at Grand Isle. Robert genuinely makes conversation with Edna, revealing that they share common interests. This seems out of the ordinary to her, since she doesn’t have that connection with her husband, Leonce.
Eventually, it becomes apparent that Edna is in love with a man who is not her husband; she is in love with Robert. Following her new discovery, Edna is awakened, realizing that she doesn’t have control over her own life, everyone else