"She waited for the material pictures which she thought would gather and blaze before her imagination. She waited in vain. She saw no pictures of solitude, of hope, of longing, or of despair. But the very passions themselves were aroused within her soul, swaying it, lashing it, as the waves daily beat upon her splendid body. She trembled, she was choking, and the tears blinded her." ----------page26, chapter 9
As we have read before chapter 9, Edna was beginning to feel free and was beginning to realize her position as a human being. In this chapter, her feeling of relief, or desire of freedom, was increasingly fervent. As a result, she resonated to the piece of music by Chopin that Mademoiselle Reisz performed, so intensely that she trembled and cried. The way that the author depicted her intense feeling is the reason why i love this quote. She used metaphor to point out the resemblance between her passion and the sea waves-------both striking the chord inside her, freeing her soul at every beat.
After Mrs. Pontellier had danced twice with her husband, once with Robert, and once with Monsieur Ratignolle, who was thin and tall and swayed like a reed in the wind when he danced, she went out on the gallery and seated herself on the low window-sill, where she commanded a view of all that went on in the hall and could look out toward the Gulf. There was a soft effulgence in the east. The moon was coming up, and its mystic shimmer was casting a million lights across the distant, restless water. --------chapter 9
Mrs.Pontellier just got a little freedom from herself,and she could do a lot of things she never has tried,so she could face to the world with a good view, so she could see such a beautiful view,because of the dance,she got more time to stay with Robert,so their affection was more and more heating up,so it got a foreshadowing for the next chapter.
“I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn’t give myself. I can’t make it more clear; it’s only something which I am beginning to comprehend, which is revealing itself to me.” - Chapter XVI
Children have always been the burden to all mothers, especially to Edna. Edna, as well as all other women in the society, is expected to take care of the children with utmost dedication. Through this quote, Edna expresses how she deals with her children to Madame Ratignolle. However, her meaning is ambiguous, that she would give up all the “unessential” for the children, but not herself. This means that only “herself”, and nothing else, is essential. This implies Edna’s awakening as “herself” will not be the same as anyone’s self.
"She waited for the material pictures which she thought would gather and blaze before her imagination. She waited in vain. She saw no pictures of solitude, of hope, of longing, or of despair. But the very passions themselves were aroused within her soul, swaying it, lashing it, as the waves daily beat upon her splendid body. She trembled, she was choking, and the tears blinded her."
ReplyDelete----------page26, chapter 9
As we have read before chapter 9, Edna was beginning to feel free and was beginning to realize her position as a human being. In this chapter, her feeling of relief, or desire of freedom, was increasingly fervent. As a result, she resonated to the piece of music by Chopin that Mademoiselle Reisz performed, so intensely that she trembled and cried. The way that the author depicted her intense feeling is the reason why i love this quote. She used metaphor to point out the resemblance between her passion and the sea waves-------both striking the chord inside her, freeing her soul at every beat.
After Mrs. Pontellier had danced twice with her husband, once with Robert, and once with Monsieur Ratignolle, who was thin and tall and swayed like a reed in the wind when he danced, she went out on the gallery and seated herself on the low window-sill, where she commanded a view of all that went on in the hall and could look out toward the Gulf. There was a soft effulgence in the east. The moon was coming up, and its mystic shimmer was casting a million lights across the distant, restless water.
ReplyDelete--------chapter 9
Mrs.Pontellier just got a little freedom from herself,and she could do a lot of things she never has tried,so she could face to the world with a good view, so she could see such a beautiful view,because of the dance,she got more time to stay with Robert,so their affection was more and more heating up,so it got a foreshadowing for the next chapter.
“I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn’t give myself. I can’t make it more clear; it’s only something which I am beginning to comprehend, which is revealing itself to me.” - Chapter XVI
ReplyDeleteChildren have always been the burden to all mothers, especially to Edna. Edna, as well as all other women in the society, is expected to take care of the children with utmost dedication. Through this quote, Edna expresses how she deals with her children to Madame Ratignolle. However, her meaning is ambiguous, that she would give up all the “unessential” for the children, but not herself. This means that only “herself”, and nothing else, is essential. This implies Edna’s awakening as “herself” will not be the same as anyone’s self.