The Awakening Chapter XXIV (24)FULLY SOLVED GRADED A+ 2023 PASSED

The Awakening Chapter XXIV (24)filial - correct answer Befitting of a son or daughter. Coercion - correct answer The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats. Ardent - correct answer Enthusiastic or passionate; burning or glowing. Repast - correct answer A meal. What excuse does Edna offer for not attending her sister's wedding? Why is this significant? - correct answer Edna had not offered an excuse. Edna had grown up in a very strict environment with her father, who dominated her 3 sisters and her mother; her standing up to her father is a major achievement for her independence. Compare Edna's father to Léonce. - correct answer Léonce is considered "too lenient" by Edna's father. Edna's father is very strict when it comes to the women in his life, which is why he "coerced his own wife into her grave", even if he's vaguely unaware of it. Describe Edna's emotional state associated with Léonce's departure for New York - correct answer She cries, she calls him "her dear", "good friend" and she was certain that she would grow lonely and go to join him in New York. Why does she act this way? - correct answer She acts out of societal expectation of what a wife should do when her husband leaves. How does Edna feel about being alone? - correct answer She was relived. Everything seemed new to her, and she explores her realizes her newfound freedom that arises from their absence and relishes in it. In terms of the developing theme of this story, what does the country (Pontellier's country boyhood, Edna's memory of "swimming" in the meadow, the summer at Grand Isle) represent? By contrast, what does the city represent? - correct answer The country represents an open environment, free for Edna to do what she wants, free to be independent and get away from the bounds of society. The city represents a closed environment, where Edna's restrained, and forced to follow societal rules. Why does Chopin have Edna read a volume of Emerson on her first night alone? - correct answer Emerson is famous for his essays on freedom and self-reliance. Who is Alceé Arobin? - correct answer He is a well-dressed womanizer that proceeds to have an affair with Edna Pontellier when her husband is in New York.