Birds
Several types of birds appear repeatedly in The Awakening, a book which, surprisingly, doesn't have the subtitle A Birdwatcher's Guide To The the Greater New Orleans Area.We're going to break down...
The Sea
On one hand the sea is a symbol of empowerment in The Awakening. In the sea, Edna learns to swim (and, by extension, learns that she does in fact have control over her own body). Check it out:A fee...
Cigars
We think Freud would approve: cigars appear over and over in The Awakening as a symbol of masculinity and traditional manhood. Edna's hubby has a penchant for stogies, smoking them frequently and e...