Edna’s Death

Throughout the novel The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, foreshadowing is ever so present as Edna’s death is hinted at in multiple ways. Edna does not fit in with society and she strives to be free from society. Edna is constantly not happy with her marriage, lifestyle, and her role as a mother after she visits Grand Isle. 

Edna’s connection with the sea is so deep, that the sea is the only thing that can save her. She goes to the sea when she wants to be free and escape from society. She can be herself when she is in the sea and all her worries are gone when she is in the sea. 

In the end of this novel, Edna ultimately ends up committing suicide in the sea. The audience could see this ending coming as the sea represents a big part in Edna’s life. The sea could be seen as Edna’s home, since she feels free there. Edna leaves behind her husband and children, as she needed to be set free from her life, and the only way to do that was through the sea.