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The Awakening

Contents

The Author
Brief Synopsis
Characters
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Themes - Rebirth
Themes - Birds
Themes - Victorian Women
Questions for Study  

 


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CHAPTER 11

Summary

L'once urges Edna to go to bed, but she is still exhilarated and decides to stay outside in the hammock.  L'once stays up with her and smokes his cigars. Edna feels defiant towards her husband and resents his control over her life. Eventually tiredness overcomes Edna and she goes to bed.

Interpretation

We note that Edna is now rebelling against her station in life.  Society regards wives as having few rights, and enjoying the same freedom as their own children.  The man of the house holds sway over his children and his wife. Edna resents this because L'once’s power has been over the major as well as the minor aspects of her life.

This is also another significant episode in Edna’s awakening.  Her refusal to go to bed is the first time in six years of marriage that she has defied her husband.  However, she has to succumb to tiredness, and she briefly reverts to her role as wife of L'once, but she has clearly made her point – that she will decide her bedtime and not her husband.

 




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