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Society also expects women to be conservative with what they wear. This is seen with Madame Ratignolle’s outfit at the beach. Edna, however, is either oblivious or negligent of society’s dress code and wears revealing clothing.

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Society expects women to be vigilant over their children. Edna breaks this standard by being free and forgetting the responsibility of children. She convinces Madame Ratifnolle to leave the children behind while they spend the afternoon at the beach

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In pages 16-17, it is made clear that Edna is extremely sheltered and repressed. Her ideas of intimacy have been limited since her childhood, and she carried her naive nature into her adult life. Evidence of this is on page 17, where Madame Ratignolle's PDA with Mr.Pontellier confuses Edna. "She was not accustomed to an outward and spoken expression of affection, either in herself or others."  This is also seen when edna retells the story of her 2 chrushes  from her teenage years on page 17 " At a very early age...the way of dreams". She had had a crush on a calvary officer and a young married man at this time. But, she wasn't able to act out on her feelings because it wasn't appropriate for her to do that at the time so she depressed her feelings. Her childhood also shows her want to be free, as she describes how she felt while roaming in a field when she was younger. She automatically dismisses the thought however, when Adele arrives. This is an example of Edna shutting down her personal voice to adapt to the institutional voice.

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The Swim, in chapter 10, is the turning point in the novel. Edna is initiated into her own independence by swimming in the ocean. Madame Lebrun embodies an institutional voice. On page 28 after Edna exits the water, Madame Lebrun comments that Edna is capricious. Moreover, Edna’s feebleness on page 27 to enter the water represents her lingering dependence on others for her to make her own decisions. As for personal voices, on page 28 after exiting the water, Edna states, “I thought I should have perished out there alone.” Edna’s roamings into adulthood and her beginnings into womanhood are a new start in both her life and her own identity. Additionally, it reconnects to a theme of individuality against the landscape of the Victorian era.

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The effect that the institutional voice had on Edna is demonstrated through her reaction to Mademoiselle Reisz’s piano playing for her entertainment. After Robert calls her over to play for Edna’s amusement, Edna is embarrassed and shocked by this very specific display of attentiveness to her enjoyment. The text says, “Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman’s favor”. This is further demonstrated after the playing begins, when Chopin describes the effect that this playing has on Edna. Furthermore, her personal voice is expressed in this section where the text says, “...the piano sent a keen temor down Mrs. Pontellier’s spinal column... it was the first time she was ready, perhaps the first time her being was tempered to take an impress of the abiding truth.” In the past, it’s likely that Edna would only hear such music and beautiful entertainment in passing or at some event for someone else, never especially for her, so this feeling is foreign and moving to her. She enjoys it deeply and it awakens her emotions in a new and refreshing way.

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Institutional voice:
It is expected that Edna is a devoted wife and mother who cares and loves her children and adores her husband.
Page 18, Paragraph 3, Sentence 2: "As the devoted wife... dreams"
Personal Voice: Edna didn't feel the passion and affection that is expected of mother-women and she finds relief from being away from her children (free from responsibility).
Page 18, Paragraph 4