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... Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one’s life.” In a conversation between Edna Pontellier, the protagonist of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, and the local doctor, Dr. Mandelet, Edna utters this justification for her newly erratic behavior. While this passage offers a glimpse of Edna’s paradigm which may contribute to the reader’s comprehension of her actions, it also serves to further the common confusion of its audience when applied to Edna’s suicide at the finale of the novel. ... In just a few words, Edna mentions time past, dreams and illusions, sleep and awakening, suffering, and life. These all tie into each other in a complex manner which mirrors the state of Edna’s mind at the time.
Approximate Word count = 624
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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