Awakening Post #2

It seems that Edna Pontellier is up to something that only her and Robert Lebrun know about. Apparently nobody thought anything of it. Robert was "living in her shadow". Since Robert lived with a woman every summer, nobody was suspicious. Mrs. Pontellier could spend time with him since he had been living with her friend Madame Ratignolle. From the hints the author gives, it is pretty obvious Lebrun and Edna are up to something. "...Robert and Mrs. Pontellier sitting idle, exchanging occasional words, glances or smiles which indicated a certain advanced stage of intimacy and camaraderie" (Chopin 13). From the looks of this, Edna and Robert seem to be more than friends.

If Mr. Pontellier finds out that Edna and Robert are in love, there could be a possible divorce. Edna's weird interests are all that consume her thoughts. she has no thoughts of her husband or children. "She had long wished to try herself on Madame Ratignolle. Never had that lady seemed a more tempting subject than at the moment, seated there like some sensuous Madonna, with the gleam of the fading day enriching her splendid color" (Chopin 15). Does Edna have feelings for Madame Ratignolle? Her thoughts seemed to be mixed and forbidden in this time period. If anyone is to find out about Edna's feelings for other people besides her spouse, what will happen to her?