Edna responded to patriarchal restrictions by refusing to behave the way society expected her to. She went against all traditional beliefs and customs of a woman of her time. In an article by Peter Ramos titled “Unbearable Realism: freedom, ethics and identity in The Awakening” argues “Edna Pontellier’s final actions represent either the mythical triumph of self over a restrictive patriarchy, or, contrarily, the tragic, inevitable defeat of a woman striving to combine motherhood with personhood.” The author also argues that all of Edna’s actions reflect the danger of refusing to stick to the way she is supposed to do things. Edna’s stream of consciousness reveals how she in fact realizes the oppression she is living under. These findings have important consequences for the broader domain of how patriarchy affects women’s daily lives and how they resist it both openly and discreetly, making changes only in their own
Edna responded to patriarchal restrictions by refusing to behave the way society expected her to. She went against all traditional beliefs and customs of a woman of her time. In an article by Peter Ramos titled “Unbearable Realism: freedom, ethics and identity in The Awakening” argues “Edna Pontellier’s final actions represent either the mythical triumph of self over a restrictive patriarchy, or, contrarily, the tragic, inevitable defeat of a woman striving to combine motherhood with personhood.” The author also argues that all of Edna’s actions reflect the danger of refusing to stick to the way she is supposed to do things. Edna’s stream of consciousness reveals how she in fact realizes the oppression she is living under. These findings have important consequences for the broader domain of how patriarchy affects women’s daily lives and how they resist it both openly and discreetly, making changes only in their own