1. a general statement of the literary work’s content, a summary or a paraphrase (only allowed once)
The story "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin is a very deeply interesting book as it begins with the main character, Edna Pontellier, who starts off being a curious obedient woman who obeys her husband and takes minimal car of her two children. The setting begins in Grand Isle where the Pontellier family is vacationing, and there is where the story begins its importance.
While there, Edna meets a young man named Robert who wants to attend to Edna's every need. As he practically worships her, he slowly and secretly becomes in love with her. What doesn't know is that Edna is beginning to develop mutual feelings. Before they know their care for one another, Robert decides to move to Mexico, in attempt to forget his love for Edna as he knows he could never have her. Edna gets very depressed and all emotional due to his absence, but yet she has to go on, and return to her home in New Orleans.
While home, Edna begins an awakening, as she starts to see her life in a different perspective. She becomes detached from her husband and children, leading up to her move out of her house into one of her own. Edna still goes through the stage of awakening from a slave like life she felt she had with her husband, but still wants Robert.
While in a new lifestyle, Robert visits her, and they confess their love for one another then choose to be together, but while in the moment, Edna has to leave to join her friend in her childbirth.
When Edna returns, Robert is gone, to only leave a letter saying,"I love you. Good-by—because I love you"; therefore, she is heartbroken again. She stays up all night, then decides to go to Grand Isles the next day where she visits Robert's brother, Victor, and his friend, Mariequita, declaring she wants to have lunch with them, but first wants to take a swim.
Edna walks out to the beach, all alone, strips down, walks into the water, and decides to drown herself.
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