The Awakening

The beginning of the story the character 'Edna' seemed to be uneasy about life in general and her marriage, as if she was not happy. She was married and had children, although she loved them dearly, seemingly only had them because it was expected for the wife to have kids. In the book she learns how to swim and makes many references to the sea, I took this as her way of saying that she much like the sea is always changing and she will be changing a lot. She eventually breaks her routine, which is odd given the time period. Most people had a set routine and stuck to it.
Throughout the book it seemed as if she did not fit in with society. She started to paint, would go out and listen to music and began to cheat on her husband. She eventually commits suicide in the sea because it was like she felt so far away from common society.