Edna Pontellier In The Awakening

A character wants to have a new desirable life. But all of that is being sunken down by society and men’s view plus personality. That is how Edna feels throughout out her marriage life. In The Awakening, the male characters viewed Edna from a different perspective from a good relationship, to ones that is not working for her. Also, they all treated her in different ways that affected her life as a curse if it was not for them. Leonce Pontellier, Edna’s husband, is the first male character introduce in the novel. In the story, Mr. Pontellier is a lovely man and kind to his family. But not very being with his family. He approached his wife, the narrator stated, “He could not be in two places at once, making a living for his family on the street, and staying at home to see that no harm befell them” (Chopin 7). Leonce states that he mostly works daily and does not have time for his family, and barely know his children, which make Edna unsettling. Not only that, he really does not treat Edna as a …show more content…
Alcée Arobin sees Edna a woman that could give her a new life. In a little date, “He stood close to her, and the effrontery in his eyes repelled the old, vanishing self in her, yet drew all her awakening sensuousness” (Chopin 103). Arobin finds Edna losing her old disgust life and have a new life by spending and flirting time together. Even Edna sees generous and she felt really excited to spend time with him, but she does love him. Edna confronted Alcée, “I’m greatly upset by the excitement of the afternoon; I’m not myself. My manner must have misled you in some way. I wish you to go, please” (Chopin 104). Edna stated after being kissed by Arobin that she does not feel the same for him. He viewed her as a lover, he couldn’t control his emotions. This made Edna uneasy because she wants nothing with him, even though she was being treated nicely and romantically not a kind