Week 12:
Our focus this abbreviated week is to consider your reaction to ending of
The Awakening. It is ambiguous in a sense that it is subject to multiple interpretations. We must understand that even as a child Edna instinctivley apprehened the DUAL life - that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions. Thematically Edna's awakening is a self-discovery, an escape from tradition and authority. Her awakening is clear only when we understand the motives, attitudes, and beliefs of the people who knew, loved, or respected her.
The sea is a significant metaphor...let's try to make sense of its importance!
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email me directly. Remember, I will check the blog until 9:59 pm. You know I need my
Seinfeld fix.