Answer:
Throughout the novel, Edna feels caught between the way others see her and the way she sees herself. Identify several moments in which this struggle is apparent and explain how the text portrays Edna's growing awareness of these contradicting views. What is the significance of this perceived split between the "outer Edna" and the "inner Edna"? Based on the title of the novel, “The Awakening” her view of herself is perhaps the purpose of the entire novel. Edna’s views of herself progressively change as the novel goes on where she at first is submissive and resistant abiding by the standards of a Victorian woman which she feels she is not however, she realizes” her awakening” where she does not have to abide by society standards since she a is a human of freewill who can do as she pleases. In this writing we will view several eye-opening moments Edna displays examining her apparent struggles that avail her self-growing awareness throughout the novel. Moreover, Edna should not expect herself to live up to the standards of others but should however utilize her growing awareness through her inner and outer self, seeing the world through her own lens, thoughts, feelings, and opinions. Edna’sfight is against what a society deems her to be and this commences her “awakening” midwayinto the novel where on Grande Isle she attends a dinner party as Mademoiselle Reisz agrees to play on the piano, “
