Edna's true colors

As the novel progresses even further, you can start to see Edna slowly becoming her own person and drifting further away from Mr. Pontellier. She started to not obey his every request like she would faithfully before this new coming of herself. In my previous post I talked about how the couple down by the beach is always in the same scene as the woman in black, indicating a relationship may take a turn for the worse. It seems as though the Pontellier's relationship is doing just that, as they are growing ever further apart from each other. A good example of this is on page 70, where Mr. Pontellier leaves mid-meal with Edna at the table. Now I'm not married or anything, but I know enough etiquette on how to treat a girl that that is not the proper way to have a meal with your significant other. Edna is realizing this and starting to detach herself from Mr. Pontellier which is rather smart on her part, so she isn't as hurt when their relationship totally crumbles.