Edna

Many of the students in my 8th Grade Math class, and all math classes at Edna Brewer Middle School enter with different experiences, biases, levels of understanding, mathematical strategies toolkits, and skill sets. My current 8th grade classroom is a perfect example of that. I have students who have an understanding of previously taught mathematical concepts, number sense, and can connect that previous learning to what is expected of students to learn in 8th grade. Although, I also have…

In the novel, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Edna Pontellier, also known as Mrs. Pontellier, is torn between two totally different worlds. Thus, leading to the development of her character, relationships, and conflicts she is involved in throughout the novel. Edna is bound by the gender roles of the 18th century. She constantly fights between reality and what she wants to do with her own life. In the novel, The Awakening, Kate Chopin creates conflict throughout the novel by illuminating Edna’s…

Chopin, traces the development of Edna Pontellier as she discovers her true identity, as well as her sexuality. She begins the story as a fairly typical woman of the time: submissive, modest, and ladylike. By the end of the book, she is stubborn, bold, and truly free. To provide contrast to Edna and her development, Chopin includes the characters of Mademoiselle Reisz and Adele Ratignolle, women who are as different from each other as they are from Edna. Edna, Mlle Reisz, and Adele provide…

Edna Pontellier constitutes the modern day definition of a tragic hero, becoming the pioneer for the freedom of women against the social circumstances in the late Victorian Era. Within The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Edna stands as a testament for self-expression at the sacrifice of her social status, and as a result, falls as a tragic hero. Edna begins subtly defying her husband through ignoring his requests and denying his desires. She slowly breaks away to gain a measure of independence from…

the realization that the main character and protagonist comes to. Edna has become awakened by the end of the story because she realizes that the life she left was the life she cherished the most. Her new life was not what as luxurious as she thought it was going to be. This caused her to reconsider all of the decisions she has made in the past. She comes to realize that she has no significant place in the world and or universe. Edna Pontellier was someone who seemed to be a loyal wife at first.…

Kirsten Roche Professor So 3/12/17 ENG 204 Compare and Contrast of Edna St Vincent Millay “Letters of Edna St Vincent Millay” by Allan Ross MacDougall is a short review of some of Edna St Vincent Millay’s poems that talks about her dedication and prose. In a journal article, “Edna St. Vincent Millay” by Edward Davison, he goes in depth about Millay’s way to writing, analyzing multiple works and showing the reader how Millay communicates through her…

the characters of Edna and Adele. What are the major differences between them? Then consider the significance of Edna learning to swim. The first differences to distinguish between both Adele and Edna is that Edna is not Creole, while Adele is a Creole. Adele was committed to both her children and her married life which was expected of the typical Creole wife. For her children, she would make clothes for children regularly and would easily do what her husband expects of her. Edna on the other…

Constructing my portfolio and building my journal on Edna St. Vincent Millay has been a fascinating journey. I have been able to learn about one of the most influential writers of the 1920's, and put myself in her shoes through the one passion we share the most, writing. I believe overall my history portfolio was fairly well constructed. The part I am most proud of was the Political, Social, and Economic Change graphic organizer. I spent a great deal of time on it and talked to my grandfather…

“Lament”, by Edna St. Vincent Millay is a poem of a mother talking to her children about their father’s recent death. The mother said she will make clothing from the father’s old coats. She will give Anne his old keys to make pretty noises with. Dan will get the pennies covered in tobacco to go into his bank. She wants the children to remember their father, but wants to move on from his death. She tells the children three times throughout the poem, “life must go on”. Death is part of life, but…

Love is a very complicated feeling. Is it a necessity? Do you have to have love to function? Some people seem to think they can’t live without love, while others feel as if they could. Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Love is Not All sums up the balancing truth about love. She discusses how love is a necessity in life, but one does end up needing it at some point. The poem starts out with a blunt statement. “Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink” explains that love is not to be compared to two of…