The Awakening
When I was in seventh grade, I quit playing Rebel Football. Rebel Football was a team that offered a unique experience to play football with your friends and receive expert coaching from a former college football player. Almost every boy in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade was on this team. Being on this team was akin to a badge of honor. If you were not on the team, you were ostracized. Although I played in sixth grade and liked being with my friends, football was just not my strong suit, so I quit before the seventh grade season. Quitting the team allowed me to stop a sport I did not like, but I was looked down upon by some kids. Sometimes I would be separated from friends or left out of games at lunch. Like Edna, I went against …show more content…
Throughout the book Edna is seen moving away from society's standards, her feelings toward her family and friends change over time, and the amount of time she gave to her family fluctuates. People should not feel morally obligated to conform to society's standards, especially when these standards destroy free will and the ability to make decisions throughout life. People deserve the right to follow their own passions as long as they fulfill society's expectations. In the late 1800s women were expected to raise their children. When we are introduced to Edna, the author explains that “Mrs. Pontellier was not a mother-woman. The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle” (8). However, Edna is portrayed as a decent mother. Early on in the book Edna is seen taking care of her children in several scenes. We see her walking with her kids down to the water and kissing them goodnight like any mother would. Despite her feeling towards her children she does not feel that they should consume her life. While Edna is talking with Madame Ratignolle, who embodies society’s expectations of
When I was in seventh grade, I quit playing Rebel Football. Rebel Football was a team that offered a unique experience to play football with your friends and receive expert coaching from a former college football player. Almost every boy in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade was on this team. Being on this team was akin to a badge of honor. If you were not on the team, you were ostracized. Although I played in sixth grade and liked being with my friends, football was just not my strong suit, so I quit before the seventh grade season. Quitting the team allowed me to stop a sport I did not like, but I was looked down upon by some kids. Sometimes I would be separated from friends or left out of games at lunch. Like Edna, I went against …show more content…
Throughout the book Edna is seen moving away from society's standards, her feelings toward her family and friends change over time, and the amount of time she gave to her family fluctuates. People should not feel morally obligated to conform to society's standards, especially when these standards destroy free will and the ability to make decisions throughout life. People deserve the right to follow their own passions as long as they fulfill society's expectations. In the late 1800s women were expected to raise their children. When we are introduced to Edna, the author explains that “Mrs. Pontellier was not a mother-woman. The mother-women seemed to prevail that summer at Grand Isle” (8). However, Edna is portrayed as a decent mother. Early on in the book Edna is seen taking care of her children in several scenes. We see her walking with her kids down to the water and kissing them goodnight like any mother would. Despite her feeling towards her children she does not feel that they should consume her life. While Edna is talking with Madame Ratignolle, who embodies society’s expectations of