A sentence that really stood out to me was, " Even as a child she had lived her own small life within herself. At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual life - that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions."(Chapter 7) To me, this shows an entirely new side of Edna, one readers weren't really exposed to before. This paragraph was really well written because it not only gives context (Edna's childhood), but it also exposes a conflict Edna has dealt with her entire life. Even now, Edna is internally conflicted and is trying to find her place within society.
As for me, I feel like everyone lives a "double life." I feel like everyone has dark things and/or bad experiences they have had to deal …show more content…
By all the codes which I am acquainted with, I am devilishly wicked specimen of the sex. But some way I can't convince myself that I am. I must think about it." (Chapter 27) With this quote, Edna describes how if she reveals who she is to society, she will be judged and criticized as she is not your traditional woman. This shows how much freedom is restricted within society because she can't openly be herself without being judged by …show more content…
Private life (can these two intersect?) -Chopin wrote, "Even as a child she had lived her own small life within herself. At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual life- that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions." (Chapter 7) With this quote, Edna's constant internal conflict is foreshadowed. She hid the person she was and exposed herself to the public as a housewife, only a few people knew about Edna's other personality that she kept proivate (the independent and not at all your typical, everyday woman).
-"Looking at them reminded her of her rings, which she had given to her husband before leaving the beach. She silently reached out to him, and he, understanding, took the rings from his vest pocket and dropped them into her open palm She slipped them upon her fingers." (Chapter 1)While reading this, readers can infer that Edna and Leonce have been married for a while as their marriage seems almost habitual; they are able to speak and understand each other with no words. This is the public aspect of Edna and Leonce's marriage because they put up a front to hide the issues within their
As for me, I feel like everyone lives a "double life." I feel like everyone has dark things and/or bad experiences they have had to deal …show more content…
By all the codes which I am acquainted with, I am devilishly wicked specimen of the sex. But some way I can't convince myself that I am. I must think about it." (Chapter 27) With this quote, Edna describes how if she reveals who she is to society, she will be judged and criticized as she is not your traditional woman. This shows how much freedom is restricted within society because she can't openly be herself without being judged by …show more content…
Private life (can these two intersect?) -Chopin wrote, "Even as a child she had lived her own small life within herself. At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual life- that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions." (Chapter 7) With this quote, Edna's constant internal conflict is foreshadowed. She hid the person she was and exposed herself to the public as a housewife, only a few people knew about Edna's other personality that she kept proivate (the independent and not at all your typical, everyday woman).
-"Looking at them reminded her of her rings, which she had given to her husband before leaving the beach. She silently reached out to him, and he, understanding, took the rings from his vest pocket and dropped them into her open palm She slipped them upon her fingers." (Chapter 1)While reading this, readers can infer that Edna and Leonce have been married for a while as their marriage seems almost habitual; they are able to speak and understand each other with no words. This is the public aspect of Edna and Leonce's marriage because they put up a front to hide the issues within their