Read the excerpt from chapter 36 of The Awakening."You have been a very, very foolish boy, wasting your time dreaming of impossible things when you speak of Mr. Pontellier setting me free! I am no longer one of Mr. Pontellier's possessions to dispose of or not. I give myself where I choose. If he were to say, 'Here, Robert, take her and be happy; she is yours,' I should laugh at you both."Which statement best describes Edna's realization about her existence?A. She is no longer in love with Mr. Pontellier or with Robert.B. She no longer wishes to be involved with either of the men.C. She has been submitting herself to the will of others all her life.D. She is an independent woman, free to make her own decisions.

Kate Chopin's novel "The Awakening" is a young woman's rediscovery of her personal independence and her decision that will release her to her own autonomy. Mrs. Edna Pontellier's decision of leaving her husband and "rediscover' her own self is a major theme of the whole story.

The given excerpt from Chapter XXXVI shows the moment Edna told her 'lover' Robrt of how she doesn't care about her husband or him anymore. She is an independent woman, capable of doing what makes her happy irrespective of what others might say. She came to realize that her happiness is more precious than the happiness of others, and that she needs to keep her own self first before anybody else.

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c. I am my own person and my decisions will not be made by Léonce.

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