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The Awakening
Characters
Edna
-main character
-in a passionless marriage with Leonce
-falls in love with Robert
-has an affair with Arobin
-member of the New Orleans upper class
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Dr. Mandelet
-old family friend and physician to the Pontellier's
-Leonce consults him about Edna's strange behavior
-he knows but does not tell Leonce that Edna is in love with another man
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Mademoiselle Reisz
-pianist
-Edna meets her on Grand Isle
-Edna visits her to hear her play piano and read letters from Robert while he is in Mexico
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Madame Adèle Ratignolle
-devoted wife and mother to Edna
-Edna befriends on Grand Isle
-becomes friends again in New Orlens
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Authors purpose
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Show that women do not always have to follow the roles that they are given, even tho it is a normal
Theme
Edna is not happy with her life, trying to fulfill the duties of Mr. Pontelliers wife, but when it all gets taken away from her she does not know what to do with herself.
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