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The suicide of Edna Pontellier in the novel The Awakening, written be Kate Chopin, is not an awakening but a tragic event. If one takes into consideration the emotions and pain that Edna felt they may begin to understand what it was that drew her to her own demise in the sea. It may even become clear that Edna should not be held responsible for her actions. She was in a depressed emotional state and …

…she went down hill. If she just had more time to think about it she probably would have done things differently. The bird with the broken wing had no choice when it fell into the cold water. It could only fly in circles with one wing. The bird in the cage didn’t have a choice either. These birds symbolize Edna. Edna didn’t have a choice in the situation that she was faced with.