The awakening
After the awakening, Edna begins to paint and tries to create her own work very often. She becomes to aware the new sensation that appears in her mind. She senses so much feelings and ideas which are new to her and she expresses them through the way of her own creation of art. In this way, Edna sees art as a way of self-expression and of self assertion. Also, she appreciates the music (the piano playing of Mlle. Reisz) more and is often easily touched. Those music feels completely different to her after her awakening to her self-consciousness because the music seems to combine or mix together with her new senses and it's also like the music makes her senses sharper and even more impressionable. What's more, I think the "piano playing" also symbolizes the social regulation. Both Adele and Mlle. Reisz play piano. However, Adele dose so as the entertainment for her husband and children and also for the parties. She doesn't play for art but still considered as a "good musician."On the other hand, the real musician, Mlle. Reisz, only granted as a musician by Robert and Edna. You would only be recognized when you follow the rules and regulation of the society, or your accomp
" Edna feels uncomfortable while in the service and Robert takes her to Madame Antonie's house to rest. Its' just that he has very strong responsibility toward the concept of family, and for this reason, he demand Edna has to put their children and home at the first place and sacrifices herself for them if necessarily. It's just like the lovers are restricted by the moral and conventional restrain whether consciously or unconsciously, being follow by it wherever they go. Adele Ratignolle is the typical type of these women whom their husband or the society would consider "good" and "normal. " "The colonel was perhaps unaware that he had coerced his own wife into her grave. Birds Birds in the cage can symbolize the entrapment of women. He still don't get it that Edna has already become the only owner of her body and soul. " There's nothing she can do but put the ring back on. After the awakening, she feels that she has the confidence and courage to pursue the love she wants. " She loves them, and it is also why she feels the pressure from them so unendurable. "A feeling of exultation overtook her, as if some power significant import had been given to her to control the working of her body and her soul.
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