The Caged Bird In The Awakening

In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, the author tells a story of a woman who attempts to discover who she is as a person. That woman, Edna Pontellier, conforms outwardly while questioning inwardly. Edna married a husband who she no longer desires to be with and does not want the love he has given her, she wanted a new love. Throughout the novel, Edna contemplated on who she could be and who she is. In the novel, Edna is portrayed as three birds- the caged bird, the mockingbird, and the bird with the broken wing. She felt trapped in a society and marriage she did not belong in, which was symbolized by the caged bird. The novel places Edna in the Victorian era, where women dressed a particular way, talked a certain way, and presented themselves