Edna Pontellier's Suicide

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English

 

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Thelma M

 

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November 16, 2015

 

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University

 

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A

 

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So then the question presented becomes whether or not Edna's suicide is an act of tragic affirmation or pathetic defeat. Most analyses of the protagonist, Edna Pontellier, explain the newly emerged awareness and struggle against the societal forces that repress her. However, they ignore the weaknesses in Edna that prevented her from achieving the personal autonomy that she glimpsed during her periods of "awakening"...
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However, they ignore the weaknesses in Edna that prevented her from achieving the personal autonomy that she glimpsed during her periods of "awakening". Kate Chopin chooses to have Edna take a "final swim" as evidence of her absolute defeat as an insightful study of the limitations that prevent any woman from achieving the ultimate goal of self-actualization...
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