In Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening, her protagonist, Edna goes through many different awakenings. In the beginning of the story, she experiences feelings that she cannot quite understand or articulate. As the story goes on she begins to understand what is happening to her. She has a sexual awakening, which she realizes from Alcee and Robert, not her husband. She understands that she still has sexual feelings when she thought she didn't.
Edna also has an artistic awakening. She longs to paint and explore art. She wants to travel and see the world. In addition, she has an awakening in which she understands her identity--not as a wife or a mother, but as a woman. She understands that she is significant as a person and woman, separate from the traditional gender roles prescribed for women.
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