Among the contrasting duos present in this novel are the protagonist's sisters Margaret and Janet, the teenage Farival twins, the protagonist's adolescent children, and the two unnamed lovers who always appear with the lady in black early on in the novel. Another pair is that of the piano teacher Mademoiselle Reisz, who encourages the protagonist's independence, and the protagonist's best friend Adele, who encourages her to conform to societal roles. Finally there are th
Among the contrasting duos present in this novel are the protagonist's sisters Margaret and Janet, the teenage Farival twins, the protagonist's adolescent children, and the two unnamed lovers who always appear with the lady in black early on in the novel. Another pair is that of the piano teacher Mademoiselle Reisz, who encourages the protagonist's independence, and the protagonist's best friend Adele, who encourages her to conform to societal roles. Finally there are the protagonist's somewhat unfeeling husband Leonce and the sensitive young Robert Lebrun. This novel begins in Grand Isle, Louisiana and ends there with the protagonist's suicide by drowning. FTP, name this proto-feminist novel about Edna Pontellier, a work by Kate Chopin.
Among the contrasting duos present in this novel are the protagonist's sisters Margaret and Janet, the teenage Farival twins, the protagonist's adolescent children, and the two unnamed lovers who always appear with the lady in black early on in the novel.
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