文档介绍：Themes marriage love life, consciouness and existence women and feminism Marriage: a huge barrier to happiness and individual fulfillment ? At first, acquiesced her husband ? Then, begins to disobey mands and make her own decisions ? By the end, Edna is so disillusioned by the whole institution of marriage Love: a fantasy – Edna has a history of infatuations (迷恋) that culminate (达到高潮) in a crush on Robert – Robert swears it ’ s real – But after they declare their love for each other, They find they have different priorities: he wants marriage, she wants freedom Life, consciousness and existence ? In Kate Chopin ’ s day, ideas about the human psyche (心智,灵魂) (including the subconscious) were just beginning to gain momentum (势头) . ?I ssues of the subconscious are definitely present as we see e to terms with deeper layers( 阶层) of her identity. ? Edna ’ s "awakening" is the awakening of her true inner self. Women and Femininity Edna has other ambitions: artistic, financial, and sexual freedom Edna necessarily runs counter to her society ’ s notions of womanhood Edna Pontellier struggles between her subconscious and conscious thoughts As Edna awakens to the new self she es self absorbs and chooses herself- satisfaction over her family. Edna ’ s awakening was apparently more than she could deal with . The Awakening transcends societal structures and expectat