Posted by Sara Dastoum (24.10.25.68) on July 11, 2005 at 8:32:01 p.m.:
In Reply to: Question Two: The Awakening posted by Jeanne Guerin on July 8, 2005 at 8:55:01 a.m.:
Although Chopin's main character Edna, felt as though she was a caged bird, I don't believe that she necessarily felt quite like the arguements in The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments. True, Edna felt that she had no independence, and felt as though she was expected to give up everything for her husband and children. However, Leonce was very lenient on Edna, in terms of how husbands were to their wives during those times. The needed independence by the women who signed the declaration did feel trapped, like Edna. But in Edna's case, I think it was just under different circumstances. These women already knew who they were and wanted to be able to stand up for it. Edna didn't know who she was and was still trying to find herself.