The most crucial part of Edna’s exploration comes when she is learning how to swim in the ocean. At first she is scared, but then she grasps the concept and enjoys her newfound freedom, “She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before” (Chopin 47). This is a turning point for Edna. With her newfound freedom comes a life changing epiphany, “it shows that her body needed to be free at sea, to be alone with the waves for her to realise [sec] that everything in her life, from her body to her sexuality belongs to her and her awakening was the first step of this realisation [sec]” (LiteratureReverie 1). In this moment, Edna realizes her identity is her own; no one else owns her or can control what she does with her body. Going forward, Edna decides to take her exploration of sexuality a little further. She decides that she no longer belongs to her husband and experiments with a few men. Although she still has a husband, Edna grows fond of a young man named Robert LeBrun. He moves out of the country for a little while, but Edna still thinks of him despite having a husband. While Robert is gone, Edna entertains herself with a young man named Alcée
The most crucial part of Edna’s exploration comes when she is learning how to swim in the ocean. At first she is scared, but then she grasps the concept and enjoys her newfound freedom, “She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before” (Chopin 47). This is a turning point for Edna. With her newfound freedom comes a life changing epiphany, “it shows that her body needed to be free at sea, to be alone with the waves for her to realise [sec] that everything in her life, from her body to her sexuality belongs to her and her awakening was the first step of this realisation [sec]” (LiteratureReverie 1). In this moment, Edna realizes her identity is her own; no one else owns her or can control what she does with her body. Going forward, Edna decides to take her exploration of sexuality a little further. She decides that she no longer belongs to her husband and experiments with a few men. Although she still has a husband, Edna grows fond of a young man named Robert LeBrun. He moves out of the country for a little while, but Edna still thinks of him despite having a husband. While Robert is gone, Edna entertains herself with a young man named Alcée