The outlook society had developed in the late 1800s through early 1900s is most likely not considered the best of our time. Most of the American citizens had been raised with a narrow mind set which generally took part in the structure of our country’s perspective. Men saw that they gave the best of themselves in the struggle of earning a living to fulfill their responsibility of bringing food onto the table. Through this hardship men felt they had the right to be in charge of the family household in which they provided to the dependents. No women had the right to the title of independency in any particular situation, nor had a say of opinion into a decision. They were not considered independent, they did not provide did they? It is a man’s …show more content…
Leonce could not control where his wife’s several actions were heading, especially since she had fallen out of love with him long ago. Robert Lebrun is a man who Edna gets acquainted with during her summer vacation at Grand Isle. Spending most of her days there with him she became attached. That summer is when she learned to how to swim from Robert which led to a whole new discovery for her. “But that night she was like the little tottering, stumbling, clutching child, who of a sudden realizes its powers, and walks for the first time alone, boldly with over-confidence.” (pg. 27). Despite the strong bond they built Robert knew that this situation was wrong, she was married, in other words she was Leonce’s possession. Attempting to abandon these feelings, Robert manipulates Edna as they say goodbye for the first time when he leaves for Mexico ““Good-by, my dear Mrs. Pontellier; good-by. You won’t- I hope you won’t completely forget me.” (pg. 45). He promises to write to her and leaves Edna at the edge of her seat waiting for weeks to receive a letter that was never written. It was as if Robert had said those words to Edna on purpose to control her feelings to be kept on him. On which the feelings did, she waited for his return. She did not say, nor admit to anyone about her love for Robert. Not until the day in Mademoiselle Reisz apartment a very close friend of Edna, had she found out he was coming back, that she decided to admit it. ““What will you do when he comes back?” she asked. “Do? Nothing, except feel glad and happy to be alive.”” (pg. 82). Ambivalence filled her after this day, she did not know whether to feel upset that he had not written to her mentioning that he was coming back or to feel utter joy at the fact that he was. When they rejoined for the second time after his