Blog of Transformation

From reading The Awakening and learning about the society of that time it almost seems as if women are trapped in there on homes and live. In this case Edna seems to be trapped to her home, husband, and outside coding like many of the woman around her. Edna has so many of the "mother-woman" expectations on her from taking care of her children and making a beautiful home and providing for every need of her husband. When Edna meets Robert this is the first time she becomes to realize and awaken that there is so much more to her life and she can move forward in expressing her needs. By her friendship with Robert and experiences like swimming, at the island during summer, she begins to transform for society's image of the "mother-woman". The next major Awakening that happens to Edna is when Madame Ratignole and Mademoiselle Reisz play the piano. Edna first sees the twins in there society appropriate dress and Madame Ratignole play the piano as to entertain everyone around them. They play because others want to hear them play even though they don't neccessaryly enojoy it. Then Mademoiselle Reisz plays the piano and even before she plays Edna realizes that this woman is so much different and dresses like she doesn't care what anyone or society thinks about her. When she finishes playing Edna through the performance had the greatest awakening. She sees that woman deserve to play for themselves and should be allowed to indulge in art and music for their pleasure also. She becomes excited for life and enjoys painting for herself and stands up for herself and what is right from her husband. From this point on Edna reflects on herself internally breaking away from the "mother-woman" image. She realizes how constraining and trapping her life was before her awakening.