Thirdly, the fact that Edna’s independence is part of her nature and not a result of the way she was raised can be seen in the glimpses Chopin gives us of Edna’s childhood. At the beginning of Chapter 7, the narrator tells us, “Mrs. Pontillier was not a woman given to confidences, a characteristic hitherto contrary to her nature. Even as a child she had lived her own small life all within herself”(18). This small peek into Edna’s childhood shows the reader textual evidence that as Edna was growing up, she was not affected personally by society or culture. Edna’s independance from her immediate family is also evident in her relationship with her father. Chopin describes Edna as being “not very warmly or deeply attached to him”(89). This shows
