Posted by Kristi Vang (67.174.158.14) on July 11, 2005 at 6:41:37 p.m.:
In Reply to: Re: Question Two: The Awakening posted by Kim Mraz on July 11, 2005 at 5:59:19 p.m.:
Kim,
I agree that Edna did begin to live the life of an independent woman as expressed by "The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments." I don't think that the ultimate end in this story was what was envisioned by the writers of the declaration. I find it unfortunate that her independance has to be tied to her death.
Kristi
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>>Discuss The Awakening in terms of The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, a required reading linked at the Chopin Links page. Read and Reply to others by by Tuesday at 10 pm
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>Edna as the main character in the novel "The Awakening" expresses herself through experiencing many of the sentiments. Edna shows that she can be independent and is a very brave woman. I say thins because she decides to move out from under her husbands wing. She moves out and leaves behind her husband and her children. She was not a really good "housewife" or was not the "traditional" housewife for those times. Edna shows her ambition to do well on her own by fighting for her equal rights as the Sentiments read. Edna learned to make her own money through selling her works of art to strolling people. Althrough she is making her own money now, she still accepts a little help from her husband. Even with that little help she can afford to live and provide for herself for those days. She shows a great deal of independence as a women during the creation of "The Declaration of Sentiments." She shows how the Sentiments come into play for all women.