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The bird motif guides readers through Edna’s journey out of society.

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The color white is The Awakening is used as a symbol for purity and innocence which displays Edna's transformation throughout the novel.

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Chopin's use of birds is a motif that shows the progression of Edna's awakening.

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The bird motif symbolizes Edna's growth and shows how she has awakened over the course of the novel, from the opening chapter until her death.

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Edna's awakening leads her death to be inevitable because of her inability to escape from social norms.

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Throughout the novel, the Bird motif is used to represent Edna and her emotional state of mind.

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The Awakening uses a water motif to signify Edna’s diverse awakenings.

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Society confines and limits Edna in The Awakening by not allowing her to be her true self without harsh criticism and judgement from those around her.

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Chopin's personification of the water reflects Edna's emotional journey throughout the novel.

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Chopin uses the shift between sun and moon imagery to depict Edna's struggle between masculinity and femininity throughout her awakening.

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The different locations in the novel provides a deeper look into Enda and her awakening.

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In The Awakening, Edna's experience with water represents the progression of her awakening.

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The societal restrictions Enda was placed under in The Awakening led to her untimely death.

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Edna sexualizing everyday things emphasizes her awakening and self discovery.

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In Kate Chopin's The Awakening the expectations of societal belief limits what Edna can do

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Throughout The Awakening, Chopin uses color to enhance imagery and draw out deeper emotions.

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Throughout the novel, Chopin uses the bird motif to help reveal how Edna fits into society and how she awakens as a character.

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The sea has a bigger impact on Edna finding herself than it does on Edna's sexual awakening

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Edna’s desires differ from how  the society thinks women should be, which makes other people create a negative perspective about the character as someone who has feelings. 

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Edna’s desires differ from how  the society thinks women should be, which makes other people create a negative perspective about the character as someone who has feelings. 

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Edna's desire for freedom leads her to feel a strong pull towards danger.

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Chopin uses Edna's connection to the sea to reflect the development of her awakening.

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The author's usage of irony shows how society held back Edna's awakening

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Chopin’s intent was for Edna’s death to symbloize her inevitable escape from society

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Chopin’s intent was for Edna’s death to symbolize her inevitable escape from society

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Chopin’s intent was for Edna’s death to symbolize her inevitable escape from society

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Chopin uses the sea motif to show that Edna's death is inevitable.

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Chopin draws on Christian and Greco-Roman mythologies in order to draw a deeper meaning out of Edna's final moments.