While Edna Pontellier succumbs to the assumptions of society, Janie Crawford fully escapes from the expectation surrounding her proving that women of the upper class cannot fulfill their hopes and dreams
Introduction
The two characters highlight the common woman’s quest for autonomy in society although both give different approaches to the subjects Janie’s ‘Their eyes were watching God’ novel reveals that women can succeed in their agitation for independence within the society However, the case of Edna confirms that male dominance in society is a barrier to the independency of women Additionally, cultural beliefs also contribute to the status quo position with regard to the place of women in society The narrator of this novel perfectly aligns himself with Chopin and the novel id fully narrated in the third person mode although the narrator of this novel exhibits and expresses genuine sympathy for Ednah, who is the protagonist in the movie The tone of the movie is very objective in entirety However, there is revelation of support for the female independence Sexual and emotional symbolism is also evident in Edna’s awakening The tense used in this novel narration is the immediate past in real time setting Women of the upper class cannot fulfill their hopes and dreams
The setting period of the novel is 1899, during the advent of the industrial revolution and the feminist movement (Hoder-Salmon and Kate 23)
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