From the beginning of
the novel, we already know that Edna Pontellier isn’t close with her children
and she doesn’t take up the role of a mother. As we discussed in class, we saw
the foreshadowing where they were introduced as the “Pontellier children”
rather than introducing them by their actual names. Farther in the novel it
says, “She would sometimes gather them passionately to her heart; she would
sometimes forget them” (Chopin 25). From this, it’s clear that she would often
love them and genuinely care, but other times she would forget their existence
and her role as a mother for her children. She should not have had children
since she is too narcissistic to take on the responsibility that come with
having children.
I totally agree with you when you say Edna shouldn't have had any children in the first place! Obviously she's too worried about herself being then anyone else's and as a mother, you should always put your children first. Her children barely even play a part in the book.
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