The Awakening was a self description of Edna Pontellier. Edna went through a major transformation period during the book. Edna went from a being a housewife who was obedient to a strong independent woman with emotions that she no longer suppressed. Edna wants her own identity apart from her husband and kids. The rebelliousness of Edna is an example of her inter conflict. The Awakening is a prime example of a self vs. self conflict. The defiance of society along with wanting to be a good mother and wife was Edna's conflict within in herself.
             The Awakening took place in the late part of the 1800's during the reign of Queen Victoria. The views of how a woman should carry herself made the mold for this story. Edna is a Creole woman which means that her demeanor is to be elegant and graceful. This role stressed Edna out she had a personality that she needed to let out. In The Awakening Edna didn't feel comfortable around other women because she didn't except the role of the house wife. She wanted to be an individual , she didn't want to be the typical Victorian woman. Sometimes Edna would weep about the roles in her life that would often overwhelm her into depression.
             Edna Pontellier had a interesting view on motherhood that most other mothers didn't share. The view Edna had on having children was that it didn't fit her fate. An example of this when Leon , Edna's husband informed her that one of her sons Raoul had a fever. It's instinctive for a mother to check on her children when they're sick, but this isn't so for Edna. Leonce had to practically make her get up and check on Raoul. Mothers u
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