Her defiance against her husband helped her realize how much she loved having her own voice, her love with Robert showed her she deserved more but also showed her that his love was one she can never fully have, and her lustful relationship with Arobin let her experience a sexual being that was constantly put down in the 19th century. Although Edna, in a way, got what she wanted, her independence did not go as planned. She was still limited by society, could never go back in time to have the man she wanted and the youth she wanted, and had nothing to look forward to. The last thing that she had control over was her existence, and in a final act of independence, she let herself be
Her defiance against her husband helped her realize how much she loved having her own voice, her love with Robert showed her she deserved more but also showed her that his love was one she can never fully have, and her lustful relationship with Arobin let her experience a sexual being that was constantly put down in the 19th century. Although Edna, in a way, got what she wanted, her independence did not go as planned. She was still limited by society, could never go back in time to have the man she wanted and the youth she wanted, and had nothing to look forward to. The last thing that she had control over was her existence, and in a final act of independence, she let herself be