When I first started reading this section of the novella I was impressed to see how awakened Edna had become. Within the next couple of chapters Chopin allows the reader to see how truly self-aware Edna is as well. Her physical appearance shows how she is glowing and waking up. Her imagination also starts to wake up when she and Robert are talking about pirates and gold. Robert also starts to become a major factor within Edna's life, and eventually Edna expresses her true feelings for Robert. Edna is completely and utterly infatuated with Robert and even relates the feelings she has towards him back to the crushes she had when she was young that was narrated earlier in the novel. When Robert leaves I feel as though all of the progress that Edna has made for herself starts chipping away at itself. Edna is becoming severely depressed and I'm scared for how this spiral is going to end. I have also noticed that Edna is being addressed much more as Edna except for when her time at the Grand Isle ends. When everyone leaves the Grand Isle to presume their normal lives, Edna starts being referred to as Mrs. Pontellier. This also makes me believe that any progress that Edna had made within herself is starting to fade away. Being back in her home and being expected to truly presume her duties as a wife has left Edna as a shell of a person, Mrs. Pontellier. I also believe that Edna has a panic attack of sorts when she stomps on her wedding ring and shatters the vase. I'm really scared for how this is going to turn out for Edna.
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