Chapter 36 is filled with many emotions because it is where we finally see Edna and Robert express their feelings. When Robert first gets back both he and Edna are distant from each other, they act as if they were strangers. Robert even believes that Alcée and Edna are in a relationship, which hurts him, and he sets distance. Edna after some time of not speaking with Robert can no longer take the distance and awkwardness and confronts him. She even calls him selfish which is ironic because throughout the novel all she has really done is be selfish.
When Edna first sees Robert at the garden café she tries to ignore him but after some time she goes over to him and starts a really superficial conversation. After some time chatting the pair finally
When Edna first sees Robert at the garden café she tries to ignore him but after some time she goes over to him and starts a really superficial conversation. After some time chatting the pair finally