The Awakening - Chapters XXVI - XXX - 1-7 due Tuesday; 8-15 due Wednesday

[Rachel Bumgardner]

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1) As their meetings continue, in what way does Edna allow Alcee to speak to her? Cite a quotation.

2) Why does Edna visit Madamoiselle Reisz? 

3) What decision has Edna made? Why does she decide to do this?

4) What does Edna plan to do before leaving?

5) From his letters, what does Edna learn about Robert's plans?

6) What has Edna not taken into consideration?

7) What happens in the developing relationship between Edna and Alcee?

8) After the passionate kiss with Alcee, what does Edna realize about herself?

9) What does Edna do in order to carry out her plan to leave Leonce? 

10) When Alcee visits her that afternoon, how does she take control?

11) How does Edna appear as a different person?

12) Who are the guests that attend the dinner? 

13) Describe the overall setting for the dinner? Describe it the overall atmosphere? How are sensory images of sound and smell used? 

14) How does Victor act during the dinner? 

15) What does this quote indicate about the evening? 

"The voices of Edna's disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night."  

[Rachel Snider]

1. Edna allows Alcee to Speak to her in a doting and adoring way, as
is evident when he says, "Why have you introduced her at a moment when
I desired to talk of you?" (138). [does the ? go on the outside of the
parentheses like a period?]
2. Edna visits M. Reisz because it brinngs her comfort and she wants
to tell her her plans for moving (113).
3. Edna has decided to move because she said she didn't feel at home
among all of her husband's belongings or even being in his house
(132).
4. Edna plans to throw a "going away" dinner (133).
5. Robert is coming home (134).
6. Edna has not considered how her husband will react to her decision
to move out of the house (133). She also has not considered how to
handle her multitude of lovers when Robert and Alcee return.
7. Alcee and Edna kiss (139).

These represent the letters that are now Edna's only connection to
Robert. They refer particularly to the letter in which Robert says
that he is coming home soon (134).

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[jordan Wiegman]

1. As their meeting progress Alcee speaks in a very naive and jovial manner to Edna (133).

2. Edna visits M. Reisz when ever she feels inner turmoil because M. Reisz seems to calm her down and make sense of things (133).

3. Edna has decided to leave her home and move to another around the corner. She chooses to do this because she is attracted to the house and feels like she should be the one paying for the roof above her head (134).

4. Edna plans to hold a festive dinner before leaving her house (135).

5. Edna learns that robert plans to return to New Orleans (136).

6. Edna has not thought that Robert understands that he is not meant to be with Edna and is therefore trying to forget her for both of them (135).

7. The relationship outwardly seemed to advance, but inwardly Edna feels that she wasn't motivated by love (139).

This photo is a representation of Edna's continued awakening. Each of the new things that she experience broaden the manner in which she looks upon the world. For example, Edna feels desire and passion for the first time in her life when she kisses Arobin (139).

[Benjamin Tharrington]

1. Edna allows Alcee to speak to her in a more intimate way. They become closer and talk in a way that mere acquaintances wouldn't, "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism  that stirred impatiently within her" (CHopin 133).

2. Edna continues to visits Reisz for, "by her divine art, seemed to reach Edna's spirit and set it free" (Chopin 133). Sh feels free to be who she wants to be with Reisz, and no one else can make her feel this way.

3. Edna has made the decision to move down the street from her house into a new one. She decides to do this because she claims that she is "tired looking after that big house. It never seemed like mine, anyway- like home. It's too much trouble. I have to keep to many servants. I am tired bothering with them" (Chopin 134), but later  the novel states that "Neither was it quite clear to Edan; but it unfolded itself as as she sat for a while in silence... to put away her husband's bounty in casting off her allegiance.... but whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself" (Chopin 135). So she really wants to move away from her husband and focus on herself.

4. But before Edna leaves, she decides to throw a grand dinner before she leaves the old house to the new one (Chopin 135).

5. From hsis letter, 

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[Benjamin Tharrington]

This image represents the letters that Robert writs. The letters say that he is returning home, but this may rate future conflicts with Edna's dual relationships.

-Ben Tharrington

5. From his letter, Edna learns that he is returning soon (Chopin 136).

6. Edna has not taken into consideration, her current 'realtionship' with Alcee. These two relationships might turn into a conflict when Robert returns form Mexico.

7. Edna kisses Alcee, and it was kiss where "her nature had really responded. It was a flaming torch that kindled desire" (Chopin 139).

On Monday, December 10, 2012 11:24:13 AM UTC-5, Rachel Bumgardner wrote:

[Conner Church]

1) "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face". She allows him to talk to her more affectionately (133).

2) She likes her company and wants to tell her of her moving plans. She would also like to invite her to dinner and is hoping Robert had written another letter.

3) She decided to move into a new house. She does this because she feels that she needs to leave the house "in which a thousqand muffled voices bade her begone (140)."

4) She plans to have a grand dinner . Which actually turns out to be small.

5) Robert plans to come home "very soon" (136).

6) Edna has not even thought her about her husband's reaction to her leaving the house (137).

7) They end up kissing (139).

8) She realizes that she feels no shame or remorse for anything that she has done during her awakening (139).

9) She removes everything that she bought and starts removing pictures from the walls (139-140).

10) She tells Alcee to leave and he asks when he will see her next. She rudely assures him that he will not see her before the grand dinner (141).

11) Edna seems to be much more jovial and cheerful throughout these few chapters because she is leaving her old life behind and Robert is returning from Mexico.

12) Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, Mademoiselle Reisz, Mr. Ratignolle,  Victor Lebrun, Ms. Mayblunt, Mr. Gouvernail, and Edna herself (142).

13) The dinner is portrayed as gorgeous with good smelling flowers, new chairs, a new candelabra, and many other extravagant decorations (143).

14) Victor acts like he normally does; with no morality and no reserve (146-147).

15) Edna has finally become moderately happy and realizes that she does not want a grand dinner and would rather be alone.

 

 

I chose to include a picture of a dinner party. The dinner party that Edna had planned actually did not go the way she thought it would. She wanted it to be grand affair and assumed she would be having the time of her life. However, she was quite somber and the event was a bust.

On Monday, December 10, 2012 11:24:13 AM UTC-5, Rachel Bumgardner wrote:

[camden.batts]

1. Edna allows Alcee speaks to her in a adoring way. "

2. Edna goes to see M. Reisz because she calms Edna down when she's upset (133).

3. She decides to move because one, she doesn't feel comfortable in her husbands' house and two, she feels like she should be paying for her own house (134).

4. Edna plans to throw a going away party before she leaves (135).

5. Robert is planning to return home to New Orleans (136).

6. Edna has not thought about that fact that Mr. Pontellier may not be too happy with her moving out of the house, and also she hasn't quite figured out what she is going to do when her lovers' Robert and Alcee come home (137).

7. Edna kisses Alcee (139).

8. Edna realizes that because of her awakening she no longer cares about what she has done (139).

9. She begins the process for leaving Leonce by removing pictures from the walls and some of her stuff (140).

10. Edna tells Alcee to leave and on the way out he asks when he will get to see her again, and she very rudely says not before the going-away dinner (141).

11. Edna appears to be happier because Robert is leaving to go to Mexico and she is leaving her old life behind.

12. Edna, Victor Lebrun, M. Reisz, Mr. Gouvernail, Mr. Ratignolle, Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, and Ms. Mayblunt(142).

13. The dinner is explained as lavish with new chairs, decorations, and freash smelling flowers (143).

14. At the dinner Victor acts how he normally acts with no filter or restaint (146-147).

15. Edna realizes that even though she is becoming happier, she really didn't want a grand dinner but just to be left alone.

This represents the grand and lavish dinner party Edna held.

On Monday, December 10, 2012 11:24:13 AM UTC-5, Rachel Bumgardner wrote:

[Kathryn Burt]

1.  "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently within her" (Chopin, 130).  Edna's relationship with Alcee is one based a lot around her newfound sexual appetite and curiousity, both of which Alcee is only too happy to feed with his words and, potentially, something more physical.

 

2.  Edna has very quickly gone through huge changes in both her emotional health, her sexual identity, and in her confidence.  Such changes are disorienting, and Mdme Reisz provides a kind of stabilizer to Edna: someone who is strong, respectable, honest, and always willing to give advice (Chopin, 130).

 

3.  Edna has decided to move out of her home, and away from her family, into a small apartment by herself.  At first, this seems to be another one of her latest whims, but in actuality it is Edna's way of seeking independence, seeking freedom, which she now believes is only obtainable if she has no one to hold her back (Chopin, 132).

 

4.  Edna wants to throw a "going away" dinner-party, which is really her way of announcing to the world her newfound self-awareness and saying a tacit "screw you" to any who would be opposed to her behavior (Chopin, 133).

 

5.  Edna learns that Robert is planning on coming home "soon", although his letters do not specify how "soon" this may be (Chopin, 134).

 

6.  Edna really has not really taken into account any of the potential consequences of her behavior: the effect it will have on her children, the social ostracizing, the fact that she has no solid way to support herself financially, not to mention the small matter of having not only an irrate husband to deal with but two potential lovers who do not know anything about each other.  In short, she just signed herself up for a great deal of heartache and screaming.

 

7.  Edna and Alcee share a kiss, and not just a friendly maybe kiss, a full-on "wouldn't-tell-my-grandmother-about-this" kiss which Edna describes as her "first kiss of her life" (Chopin, 139).

 

 

 

Edna has made a lot of rash decisions in the last ten pages or so that all have rather disastrous potential consequences if she does not prepare for what is inevitable, namely, her downfall from society (Chopin, 130-140).

 

 

[Louis Hargrove]

1."He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently within her."(130-131) Alcee was allowed to talk in a way that wasnt bad but it was good humor and pleased Edna. "His attitude became one of good humored subservience and tacit adoration."(130)

2.Edna liked how Mademoiselle would make her free and peaceful with her. "There was nothing which so quieted the turmoil of Edna's scenses as a visit to Mademoiselle reisz. . . seemed to reach Edna's spirit and set it free."(131)

3.Edna decides to move away from the house around the corner on Esplande Street. Edna decided to move to seperate from her husband since its practically his home and doesnt feel like it is hers. "They are your husbands."(132) "Mandemoiselle, i am going to move away from my house on Esplande Street."(130)

4.Edna is going to have a going away party dinner for herself. "I shall give a grand dinner before i leave the old house."(133)

5.From the letters she learned that Robert loves her but trying to forget her. That Robert will come back. "It is because he loves you, poor fool, and is trying to forget you, since you are not free to listen to him or to belong to him."(139)

6.Edna didnt plan out that Leonce was not at the house when she planned to inform him about the dinner. . . rejecting that he was not there to share it, to help her out with the menu and assist her in entertaing the guest."(136)

7.They start to get closer and get into a more intamate relationship. ". . . I am a devilishly wicked specimen of sex. But some way i can't convince myselfthat i am."(137) As they get closer they go deeper into how they both act with edna kindness making Alcee think. "I'm jealous of your thoughts tonight. They're making you a little kinder than usual, but some way i feel as if they were wondering, as if there not here with me."(138)

8.Edna relizes that was her first kiss that made her have a desire. "It was the first kiss of her life to which her nature had really responded. It was a flaming torch that kindled desire."(139)

9.Edna would  steathly and in a slick manner to take whats hers and go to the little house around the block. ". . . She caused to be transported to the other house, suppling simple and meager deficicenties from her own resources."(141)

10.She takes control by not listening and Alcee had done the work that she was doing all day also, he asked if he could do more work. "So it was he wo in turn mounted the ladder. . . is there anything more you let me do." 

11.Edna was happy and was smiling more htan she ever did before.(143)

12. Mr and Mrs. Merriman, little women in her thirties, her husband, mrs highcomp, Alcee Arobin, Mademoiselle Reisz, Miss mayblunt, Victor Lebrun, Monsieur Ratignolle and his wife.(144)

13.Upscale with very decadent designs and with a pleasent and luxuries atmospher, up scale and sophisticated. "There were something extremly gorgeous about the apperance of the table, an effect of splendor conveyed by a cover of pale yellow satin under strips of lace work."(145) An example of sensory images is when the kids pilled upon the chair. . . as small children are sometimes hoisted at table upon bulky volumes."(145)

14.Victor was drinking and trying to sing. in the book they called him posing. "The effect of wine upon Victor was to change his accustomed volubility into silence."(145)

15. Edna wants the guest to go home and it was about to become peaceful like a note or a tune.  

[Louis Hargrove]

 

 this picture repersents how Edna smiled at Alcee a lot and in these selected chapters.

[Ally Lewis]

1. Edna starts to allow Alcee to speak to her in a flirty and affection sort of way. "

2. Edna goes to see M. Reisz mainly cause she can assuage Edna down when she's depressed and needs a pick me up. (133).

3. Edna chooses to move because she doesn't feel at home in her husbands' house and she feels like she should be paying for her own house because she is starting this whole women are independent thing. (134).

4. Edna plans to throw a going away party before she leaves Mr.Pontiler house and invites a handful of people. (135).

5. Robert has planed to return home to New Orleans in hopes of finding what he is looking for(136).

6. Edna has not thought about that fact that Mr. Pontellier may not be too happy with her moving out of the house, and also she hasn't quite figured out what she is going to do when her affairs with Robert and Alcee come home (137).

7. Edna kisses Alcee passionatley and her tensions are fullfilled, but she feels guilty.(139).

8. Edna realizes that because of her awakening she no longer cares about what she has done or pleasing anyone but herself. It's time to start takine care of Edna. (139).

9. She begins to start packing her things because she is leaving Leonce by taking pictures from the walls and some of her stuff and packing the things she brought into the house.(140).

10. Edna tells Alcee to leave and on the way out he asks when he will get to see her again, and she very rudely says not before the going-away dinner because she is feeling guilty because of her love for Robert. (141).

11. Edna seems to be uplifted because Robert is leaving to go home and she is leaving her old life behind for him.

12. Edna, Victor Lebrun, M. Reisz, Mr. Gouvernail, Mr. Ratignolle, Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, and Ms. Mayblunt(142).

13. The dinner is explained as fancy with new chairs, decorations, and fresh new smelling flowers (143).

14. At the dinner Victor acts how he normally acts with no filter or restaint (146-147).

15. Edna sees that even though she is becoming happier, she really didn't want a grand dinner but just to be left alone.

This picture represents the fancy going away party Edna throws herself, when she plans to leave her husbands house and start her own life in her own atmosphere.

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[Emily Holt]

1. Edna allows Alcee to speak to her in a way of intimacy and adoration. He speaks to her has if she is the spark to his fire. He would flatter her when he talked to her, "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently within her" (Chopin 130-131).

2. Edna visits Mademoiselle Reisz because she enjoys talking to her and wants to tell M. Reisz about her decision to move around the block (Chopin 132).

3. The decision that Edna has made is to move into her own small house around the block from her home with Leonce (Chopin 132).

4. Before leaving, Edna plans a dinner which she invites quite a few people to join, to celebrate her move to her new house (Chopin 133).

5. From Robert's letters, Edna learns that he is returning to New Orleans very soon (Chopin 134).

6. Edna has not taken Robert's opinion in to consideration of her moving into a new home. She writes a letter, "telling him of her intention to move for a while into the little house around the block" (Chopin 136), without even allowing him to share his opinion or thoughts on the move.

7. In the developing relationship between Edna and Alcee, they share a kiss (Chopin 139). He leaned forward and kissed her, "It was the first kiss of her life to which her nature had really responded. It was a flaming torch that kindled desire" (Chopin 139). They shared a special connection during that moment.

8. After Alcee and Edna share a passionate kiss, Edna realizes that she doesn't regret it. "But among the conflicting sensations which assailed her, there was neither shame or remorse" (Chopin 140). She almost doesn't care, "There was with her an overwhelming feeling of irresponsibility" (Chopin 140).

9. Edna begins to move the things that belong to her from her old house into her new house around the block, "Whatever was her own in the house, everything which she had acquired aside from her husband's bounty, she caused to be transported to the other house, supplying simple and meager deficiencies from her own resources" (Chopin 141).

10. When Alcee visits her that afternoon when she is transporting her belongings into her new house, she takes control by telling Alcee that there is nothing he can do to help her move (Chopin 142). He asks her when he will see her next but she rudely responds with the answer of "It will be the day after tomorrow....Not an instant sooner," (Chopin 143).

11. Edna appears as a different person because she seems to be happier than ever and actually enjoying her life. She is begining a new chapter in her life and moving into a new home to enjoy time alone. She also becomes even happier because she finds out that Robert is coming home from Mexico very soon (Chopin 134).

12. The guests that attend the dinner are: Mr. and Mrs. Merriman; a pretty, vivacious little woman in her thirties; her husband; Mrs. Highcamp; Alcee Arobin; Mademoiselle Reisz; Monsieur Ratignolle; Victor Lebrun; Miss Mayblunt, and Gouvernail (Chopin 144-145).

13. The overall setting for dinner was gorgeous. There was a pale yellow satin under strips of lace-work cover on the table (Chopin 145). There were wax candles, yellow and red roses, and crystal that glittered (Chopin 145). The sensory image of smell was used when the author describes the full, fragrant roses and wax candles.

14. "The effect of wine upon Victor was, to change his accustomed volubility into silence. He seemed to have abandoned himself to a reverie, and to be seeing pleasing visions in the amber bead" (Chopin 149). Victor was not acting like himself, he seemed different and pleasing to the eye.

15. The quote indicates that Edna was happier than she has ever been and would have rather been left alone than to plan this dinner with all the guests that joined. She wanted to be alone in the peace and quiet harmony of the night.

I chose this picture because it is a wonderful representation of Edna's begining to the new chapter in her life. The woman in the picture is smiling which symbolizes Edna's happier and joyful life. The woman is also in the empty house with boxes representing that she is moving into her new home just as Edna did in the novel.

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[Jackson Tyler]

1. Edna allows Alcee to speak to her in a more intimate way. They become closer and talk in a way that mere acquaintances wouldn't, "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism  that stirred impatiently within her" (CHopin 133).

2.  Edna visits M. Reisz when ever she feels anger because M. Reisz seems to calm her down and make things make more sense (133).

3. She has decided to move out of her house to a much smaller one. She wants to enjoy the feeling of freedom and independence. (132)

4.  She plans to have a grand dinner . Which actually turns out to be small.

5. Robert is coming home (134)

6. Edna has forgotten about her desire for Alcee. When Robert returns, these two relationships shall surely collide and could be a blunder on her part. Also she has not thought about what her husband might do when he finds out about her moving out. (136)

7. Alcee and Edna kiss (139)

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[Gordon Taylor]

1. He lets him flirt with her al little more without really realizing it. "... but in some way I feel as if they were wandering, as if they were not here with me." (138)

2. She has become pretty close with Riesz and wanted to share her plans of moving out.

3. She has decided to move out because she's tired of being attached to anyone other than herself.

4. She wants to throw a celebration or going away dinner.

5. He's coming back to visit.

6. She hasn't considered her husband's reaction, her children, or how many romantic relationships she has going on.

7. They kiss, and Edna is upset.

8. That she isn't happy at all with her husband, and never was really in love with him.

9. She sends a letter to her husband telling him she's leaving, and removes all of her stuff from the old house.

10. She tells him she will see him no sooner than the dinner.

11. She's confident and well put together.

12. Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, Madam Reisz, Mr. Ratignolle, Victor Lebrun, Miss Mayblunt, Gouvernail, and Edna.

13. Very warm and friendly until the end when Victor starts to sing.

14. Victor talked with no filter and was a little rude as usual.

15. To me it sounds like they were being kind of loud and having a good time.

Still can't post an image, but I would've posted a picture of a dinner party because of the importance of that event. It was Edna's formal "moving out" party as well as showing that she is being open with her friends.

[Erin Kelly]

1. Edna allows Alcee to speak to her in a way of intimacy. He would flatter her when he talked to her, "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently within her" (Chopin 130-131).

2. Edna visits Mademoiselle Reisz because she enjoys talking and spending time around her and wants to tell her about her decision to move around the block (Chopin 132).

3. The decision that Edna has made is to move into her own house around the block from her home with Leonce (Chopin 132).

4. Before leaving, Edna plans a dinner which she invites a lot people to celebrate her move to her new house (Chopin 133).

5. From Robert's letters, Edna learns that he is coming back to New Orleans (Chopin 134).

6. Edna has not taken Robert's opinion in to consideration of her moving into a new home. She writes a letter, "telling him of her intention to move for a while into the little house around the block" (Chopin 136), without him having a say in it at all. 

7. In the developing relationship between Edna and Alcee, they kiss (Chopin 139). "It was the first kiss of her life to which her nature had really responded. It was a flaming torch that kindled desire" (Chopin 139). They  felt a connection during that moment.

8. After Alcee and Edna share a kiss, Edna realizes that she does not regret it. "But among the conflicting sensations which assailed her, there was neither shame or remorse" (Chopin 140). She almost does not even care about it, "There was with her an overwhelming feeling of irresponsibility" (Chopin 140).

9. Edna starts to move the things that belong to her from her old house into her new house, "Whatever was her own in the house, everything which she had acquired aside from her husband's bounty, she caused to be transported to the other house, supplying simple and meager deficiencies from her own resources" (Chopin 141).

10. When Alcee visits her that afternoon when she is moving her belongings to her new house. She takes control by telling Alcee that there is nothing he can do to help her move (Chopin 142). Then she says that she is kind of too busy for him, "It will be the day after tomorrow....Not an instant sooner," (Chopin 143).

11. Edna appears to be a different person because she seems happier and to be enjoying her life. She becomes even happier because she finds out that Robert is coming home from Mexico soon (Chopin 134).

12.  Mr. and Mrs. Merriman; a pretty, vivacious little woman in her thirties; her husband; Mrs. Highcamp; Alcee Arobin; Mademoiselle Reisz; Monsieur Ratignolle; Victor Lebrun; Miss Mayblunt, and Gouvernail (Chopin 144-145).

13. The overall setting for dinner was very nice. There was a pale yellow satin under strips of lace-work cover on the table (Chopin 145). There were wax candles, yellow and red roses, and crystal that glittered (Chopin 145). The sensory image of smell was used when the author describes the roses and candles. 

14. "The effect of wine upon Victor was, to change his accustomed volubility into silence. He seemed to have abandoned himself to a reverie, and to be seeing pleasing visions in the amber bead" (Chopin 149). Victor was not acting like himself.

15. The quote indicates that Edna was happier than ever and would have rather been left alone than to plan this dinner. 

[Benjamin Tharrington]

8. After the kiss, Edna felt that "there was neither shame nor remorse" (Chopin 139). So she felt no regret for her awakening.

9. In order to carry out her plan, Edna starts to take things down quickly before her husband can say anything otherwise (Chopin 139).

10. When Alcee visits, she takes control by refusing to come down from the high ladder, for he thinks it is too dangerous (Chopin 140).

11. Edna appears as a different person because she is taking noon'es opinions besides her own into consideration, even when it concerns her safety. Also, she says that she will not Alcee until the dinner in few days (Chopin 140-141).

12. The guests that attend dinner are Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee, Mademoiselle Reisz, Monsieur Ratignolle, Victor,Miss Mayblunt, and Mr. Gouvernail (Chopin 142).

13. The overall setting for the dinner is high class and luxurious, "... yellow satin... wax candles in massive brass candelabra... yellow silk shades... fragrant roses... silver and gold... and crystal which glittered like gems which the women wore... stiff dining chairs had been discarded for the occasion an replaced by he most commodious and luxurious which could be collected throughout the house" (Chopin 143). Visual imagery is shown with all of the extravagant and colorful decorations.

14. Victor was very rude and talked very inappropriately, which was to only be expected (Chopin 147).

15. It indicates that the guests were very loud and showed no care for being quiet at night (Chopin 147-148).

this image represent Edna's decision to move out of her hose into a new one down the street.

-Ben Tharrington

On Monday, December 10, 2012 11:24:13 AM UTC-5, Rachel Bumgardner wrote:

[Kathryn Burt]

8.  Edna realizes that, though her behavior has been irresponsible, she feels no shame in her behavior.  In fact, her only regret is that her kiss with Alcee was not one motivated by love, but rather curiosity, lust, and spite (Chopin, 140).

 

9.  Edna moves all of her things, only the things that Leonce did not buy for her, from Leonce's house to her new home (Chopin, 141).

 

10.   When Alcee visits Edna, she is in the middle of packing up so that she can move, and he begins to irritate her.  She tells him that not only can he not help her, but that she refuses to deal with him until the dinner "not an instant sooner" (Chopin, 142-143).

 

11.  Edna's new self-confidence in addition to her beautiful and flattering dress make her seem strong and regal, almost like a queen (Chopin, 148).

 

12.  Alcee attends, Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Mdme Reisz, Victor, M. Ratignolle, Miss Mayblunt, and Mr, Goubernail are in attendence in addition, of course, to Edna (Chopin, 144-145).

 

13.  The setting of the dinner is very luxurious and lush: there is gold everywhere, Edna uses only the most comfortable chairs, the food is good, there are candles and flowers scenting the air; theoretically, this should be a nice and relaxing atomosphere.  For the most part, Edna's guests enjoy themselves and each other, as seen from the "Uplifting" atomsphere and the generally happy small talk that goes on between guests.  Despite all of this, though, Edna is consumed by thoughts of Robert and is anxious through the entire dinner (Chopin, 142-151).

 

14.  Victor is really behaving as one might if one had nothing to lose.  He drinks freely, ignores the requests and personal space of those around him, and basically throws all common courtesy out the window (Chopin, 149-151).

 

15.  You know how after listening to somebody yell for a long time, your ears ring afterward?  The same principal is being used here.  The dinner was stressfull, Edna didn't have any fun, nothing went according to plan, and at the end of it all her "ears are still ringing" from the horribleness of it all (Chopin, 151).

[jordan Wiegman]

8. After the kiss Edna realizes that she is very much still in love with robert (139).

9. She only sends Leonce a letter and then immediately prepares to leave (139).

10. She takes control by not allowing this meeting to become romantic (141). 

11. Edna appears as a different person because she is satisfied and fully follows her desires (139).

12. The guests that attend the dinner are Mr. and Ms. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee, M. Reisz, M. Ratignolle, Victor Lebrun, Ms. Mayblunt, and Mr Gouvernail.

13. The dinner had a very lavish atmosphere and all of the guests seemed to be exceptionally pleased and content. Sensory images are used to show the surreal serenity of the night, as shown in this example, "It was the color of her skin, without the glow, the myriad living tints that none may sometimes discover in vibrant flesh." (145)

14. Victor seems to act calm and trance like throughout the dinner, nothing like his normal self (146).

15. The quote indicates that the break up of the dinner party is an extreme contrast to the fragile serene scene that it was just minutes before (146).

On Monday, December 10, 2012 11:24:13 AM UTC-5, Rachel Bumgardner wrote:

[Mitchell Roberts]

1. He allows her to be more affectionate, even allowing the man to kiss her hand. (128)

   “ They're making you a little kinder than usual. But some way I feel as if they were wandering, as if they were not here with me.” (138)

2. She decides to visit her for support and for comfort. (131)

1. She has decided to move out of her house to a much smaller one. She wants to enjoy the feeling of freedom and independence. (132)

1. She plans to hold a grand dinner. (133)

2. She learns that he plans to return from Mexico very soon. (134)

1. Edna has forgotten about her desire for Alcee. When Robert returns, these two relationships shall surely collide and could be a blunder on her part. Also she has not thought about what her husband might do when he finds out about her moving out. (136)

1. They share a kiss and Edna is deeply shocked at herself. (139) However she felt pleasure kissing him, it was a bitter sweet feeling for her and her mind only gets more confused.(140)

8. She realizes she has become irresponsible and that she has lost herself out of desire. That she did not let love guide her but desire, she feels ashamed and shocked. (140)

9. She hastens her escape from the house by taking most of her stuff and transporting it to her new house. (141)

10. She declines his help after he did a few meager chores. He then asks her when he shall see her again. (142) She tells him about the dinner and how he is invited. He begs her to let him see her again before, to which she responds: “Not an instant sooner,” (143)

11. She appears to be more happy. She is in charge of her own life and no one else tells her what to do, this is what she enjoys most. She also appears to be more confidant.

12. Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee, Mademoiselle Reisz, Monsieur Ratignolle; Victor Lebrun; Miss Mayblunt, and Gouvernail

13. Nothing was skipped out for the dinner. Making it overall a very nice dinner, with luxurious chairs replacing stiff ones; and the table sporting a pale yellow satin under strips of lace-work. (145) The author uses sensory images with sound and smell when she describes the candles and flowers. (145)

14. “The effect of the wine upon Victor was, to change his accustomed volubility into silence” (149) He also later on tries to sing to the dinner party but he is shut down quickly in his efforts by Edna herself. (150)

15. Despite her best intentions, the dinner party was not what Edna desired. She would of much rather been left to herself and enjoyed the quiet evening in solitude.

^^^ This image represents the kiss between Alcee and Edna.  Edna encourages the gesture and feels the power of desire and fire in her heart.  This is one of her first times feeling such a powerful emotion.  Later on she feels ashamed at the kiss, still having feelings toward Robert. 

[Rachel Snider]

8. Edna realizes that the kiss would be considered irresponsible by most, yet that does not cause her to feel any shame (140).

9. Edna begins packing her belongings so they can be moved to the new house (141).

10. Edna takes control by telling him that she will not see him again until the dinner (143).

11. Edna is acting happier and more excitedly because she is realizing her won self worth and because Robert is coming home soon.

12. The guests are all people that Edna likes; they include Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee, M. Reisz, Monsieur Ratignolle, Victor LeBrun, Miss Mayblunt, and Mr. Gouvernail (144).

13. The setting is described as "gorgeous" and full of "splendor." The color gold widely present (143). The atmosphere is gay and lighthearted in the beginning but begins to decline as the noght goes on (146-151). Sound and smell imagery are used to express the calm atmosphere of the dinner. "Outside the soft, monotonous splash of a fountain could be heard; the sound penetrated into the room with the heavy odor of jessamine that came through the open windows" (147).

14. Victor has had too much to drink and acts irreverently towards Edna. he kisses her hand and disobeys her in front of the other guests (150).

15. This quote indicates that the party ended on a sour note, though it began harmoniously enough (151).

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[Jackson Tyler]

8. After Alcee and Edna share a kiss, Edna realizes that she does not regret it. "But among the conflicting sensations which assailed her, there was neither shame or remorse" (Chopin 140). She almost does not even care about it, "There was with her an overwhelming feeling of irresponsibility" (Chopin 140).

9. she send a letter to her husband to tell him that she's leaving, and she takes all her belongings.

10. She makes sure the meeting is not going to be romantic (141). 

11. Edna seems different because her dreams are coming true (139).

12. Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee, Mademoiselle Reisz, Monsieur Ratignolle; Victor Lebrun; Miss Mayblunt, and Gouvernail.

13. very nice satin atmopshere, very gorgous table is setup. (Chopin 145)

14. victor was talking very rude (Chopin 149).

15. this quote means edna is very happy, and wanted to plan the dinner alone 

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[christophermitchell722]

1. Edna allows Alcee to speak to her in an affectionate way.
2. Reisz is like Edna's confidant. She visits her when she's down, or in need of advice; or sometimes even just to talk.
3. Edna decides to move into a quaint house down the block to get away from her husband. She says there she can finally be free because when she is at home, his belongings make her think of him.
4. Edna plans to hold an exquisite dinner in honor of her move.
5. She learns that Robert will soon be returning home.
6. She hasn't considered her husband's feelings on anything. She is basically just acting like he has ceased to exist.
7. Edna begins to give in to her sexual desires towards Alcee, and they kiss.
8. She realizes that she no longer cares what Leonce thinks or he will do, and she doesn't regret anything.
9. She begins destroying her possessions.
10. She shoots him down when he asks to see her before the dinner.
11. Everyone looks at her and see her differently because of her new outlook on life.
12. The Merrimans, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee, Reisz, Mr. Ratignolle,  Mr. Lebrun, Ms. Mayblunt, and Mr. Gouvernail
    
13. The dinner is portrayed to be grand, and Chopin uses many adjectives to describe it.
14. He is very rude and blunt, as always.
15. Edna is finally happy.

I chose this image because I feel like it accurately portrays Edna's vision of her dinner.

On Monday, December 10, 2012 11:24:13 AM UTC-5, Rachel Bumgardner wrote:

[Olivia Fisscher]

1. He talked to her quite intimately and affectionately (133).
2. She visits Madamoiselle Reisz to tell her that she is moving into her own house and to hear any news about Robert (133-135).
3. She has decided to move into her own house because she's tired of taking care of the bigger house and "she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself," meaning she wanted something that was all her own (134-135).
4. She is planning to host a celebratory dinner before she leaves (135).
5. Robert is coming back very soon (136).
6. Edna did not account for how her move would affect her family and how they would feel about it. Also, she did not consider the fact that when Robert returns, she will be involved with two affairs and she will still be married to her husband, who will be raging that she left their home without speaking to him about it.
7. They kiss and although Edna experiences desire, she doesn't love Alcee like she loves Robert (139).
8. Edna realizes that she doesn't feel regret for all that she has done (139)
9. Edna moves all of her personal belongings that weren't gifts from Leonce to her new house (139-140)
10. When Edna is packing up her things, Alcee tries to help and stay around just to be with her but she encourages him to go and says they won't see each other before her party (141).
11. Edna appears different because she is happier, more content, and confident than before (139).
12. Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, Mademoiselle Reisz, Monsieur Ratignolle,  Victor Lebrun, Ms. Mayblunt, and Mr. Gouvernail.
13. The dinner is very inviting and peaceful. Mandolin players are not far away but they can still carry a conversation, and fragrant roses decorate the table (143).
14. Victor forgoes common courtesy and manners, often being inappropriate but occasionally lost in thought (146).
15. By the end of the night, Edna hated the dinner and did not enjoy her company (148).

I chose this to represent Edna's happiness when reading the letter from Robert.

On Monday, December 10, 2012 11:24:13 AM UTC-5, Rachel Bumgardner wrote:

[Alex Good]

1. Edna allows Alcee to speak to her in a more open way. She is now more comfortable with her. "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently within her" (133)

2. Edna visits Madamoiselle Reisz because she likes talking to her and she can always help her feel better(131).

3. The decision Edna has made was to move. She decided to do this because she wanted to feel more independent and not be weighed down by her family(132).

4. Edna plans a get-together before she leaves(133).

5. Ednas learns, from Roberts letters, that Robert is planning to go to New Orleans(135).

6. Edna has not taken into consideration the feelings of Robert and her children. 

7. Edna and Alcee kiss(139).

8. After the passionate kiss, Edna realizes that she feels no sorrow, she is indifferent about what she has done.

9. In order to carry out her plan to leave Leonce, Edna starts packing and moving her things(140).

10. She takes control by stating that she does not need any help and that she can move by herself(143).

11. Edna appears as a different person by being a happier person overall. 

12. Mr.and Mrs.Merriman,Victor LeBrun, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee, M. Reisz, Monsieur Ratignolle, Miss Mayblunt, and Mr. Gouvernail(144).

13. The dinner is overall very luxurious and golden(145).

14. Victor acts very rude and blunt during dinner(149).

15. This quote says that Edna is overall happier but she wishes the dinner party were different. 

***This picture symbolizes the dinner party. 

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Rachel Bumgardner <rachel.b...@nhcs.net> wrote:

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[Aisling Henihan]

1. As their meetings continue, their conversation becomes more intimate. "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleases her at last, appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently within her" (133). "'Why should you bother thinking about it when I can tell you what manner of woman you are?'" (138). 

2. Edna visits Mademoiselle Reisz because she is conflicted about Alcee and Robert and her personal life in general; she also wants to tell her about her decision to move house. "There was nothing which so quieted the turmoil of Edna's senses as a visit to Mademoiselle Reisz" (133). 

3. Edna has decided to move out of her husband's mansion into a smaller house nearby. She says this is because she is lonely in the big house and tired of looking after it, but really she does this because she wants total independence from him. So long as she lives in his house, she is under his control (134). "Instinct had prompted her to put away her husband's bounty in casting off her allegiance" (135).

4. Edna plans to throw a big dinner party in the old house before leaving (135).

5. Edna learns that Robert is coming back "very soon" (136).

6. Edna does not taken a lot of things into consideration. Firstly, she does not know how Leonce will react to her leaving. He might come home or try to force her to stay -- all sorts of awkwardness there. Secondly, she does not consider that Robert might not love her anymore or that he might not want to have a relationship with her. And lastly, she sort of forgets about her relationship with Alcee; how's he going to feel when Robert comes back?

7. They get closer and closer; Edna lets him in (in more ways than one) and they eventually kiss (139). She describes it as "the first kiss of her life to which her nature had really responded" (139). Inside though, Edna does not feel any particular closer to love ("...it was not the kiss of love that inflamed her..." (139)).

8. After the kiss with Alcee, Edna realizes that she is not motivated by love but by sexual desire (139). She feels no guilt, only regret that it was not quite what she wanted. 

9. To carry out her plan to leave Leonce, she quickly gets ready to move out of the house before any response from him can reach her (139). She also sets about securing a new place to live (140).

10. When Alcee visits her, Edna takes control by telling him to leave (141). From now on, he is going to see her on her terms; she will not let him dominate her.

11. Edna appears at the party as a queen, richly dressed and powerful, but alone (145).

12. The guests are Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, Mademoiselle Reisz, Victor Lebrun, Miss Mayblunt, Mr. Gouvernail, and Monsieur Ratignolle. Edna makes 10; Adele and Madam Lebrun cannot attend (142).

13. The over setting for the dinner is intimate but lavish and splendid (142). The atmosphere is serene and extravagant (143). Smell and sound are used to create a more accurate picture of the party; there is great music, a fountain, and some very powerful flowers (145). 

14. Victor ignores Mrs. Highcamp and pays a lot of attention to Mrs. Merriman. He is very free and laid back, bordering on rude and uncorteous; as he becomes more and more intoxicated, the situation naturally does not improve; later Edna gets really upset when he sings "si tu savais" (144-147).

15. "The voices of Edna's disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night."  This quote indicates that although the dinner started well, the "harmony" was broken, mainly by Victor's insolence, but also by Edna's reaction. Nothing really went according to plan, and she did not enjoy herself. It was stressful, and the memory lingers like an echoing note. The disbanding of the guests is really the end of Edna's peace of mind.

http://camphalfblood.wikia.com/wiki/Pan

This is an image of Pan, a Greek god of nature, chaos, and partying. That was pretty much Edna's party in a nutshell, so I felt it was appropriate. Victor could even be seen as the "pan" figure, especially at the end when he's drunk as monkey wearing that rose crown, singing, and generally being a creep.

[Rachel Bumgardner]

Most excellent Aisling! Great picking up on the allusion to Pan!

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[Elvis PerezRamirez]

1.  Edna allows Alcee to talk to her intimately and friendly and then by leaps. "He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently"(131).
2.  When Edna visits her she feels relaxed(131).
3.  She decides to move out of her house. She is tired of looking after her home, she has too keep many servants, she is tired of bothering with them(132).
4. She is giving a grand dinner(133).
5.  He plan to return from Mexico(134).
6.  She does not know why she loves Robert(135).
7.  Alcee touches Edna and kisses her(138).
8.  She is irresponsible and a cheater(140).
9.  She does not wait for a response(141).
10.  She acts uninterested towards him showing him no emotions(142).
11.  She is helping prepare her house for the dinner(142).
12.  Mr and Mrs Merriman, Mrs Highcamp, Arobin, Victor, Mr Gouvernail, Ms Mayblunt, Mdme Reisz, Monsieur Ratignolle(145).
13.  An effect of splendor conveyed by a cover of pale yellow satin under strips of lace work. There were wax candles in massive brass candelabra, burning softly under yellow silk shades; full of fragrant roses, yellow and red, abounded(145).
14.  He is very verbose and annoying(149).
15.  The dinner did not go as she planned(151).

[Layne Pierce]

1. She allows him to talk to him in a more passionate and seductive way. "He sometimes talked in a way that was that astonished her at first and brought the crimson to her cheeks; in a way that pleased her at last, appealing to the animalism that stirred impatiently within her." (133)
2. To tell her that she was moving.(134)
3. She has decided to move into a house of her own so that she is not held down by living with Leonce. (135)
4. She throws a massive party. (136)
5. That he still loves her, but he wants to stay away from her. (137)
6. Her husbands rejection of her moving (137)
7. They kiss (138)
8. She feels no shame for anything she has done thus far in her awakening.(139)
9. She completely trashes everything. (140)
10. She is extremely rude to him. (141)
11. She is happier now, because Robert is coming home. (142)
12. Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, Mademoiselle Reisz, Mr. Ratignolle,  Victor Lebrun, Ms. Mayblunt, Mr. Gouvernail, and Edna herself.(142)
13. It is very luxurious and lavish. There are many fancy sights and fragrant odors. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. (143)
14. Very loud and inappropriate, due to his large amount of alcohol consumption.(146-147)
15. That Edna wants the guests to go home. 

This is supposed to represent how lavish the party was.

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1) As their meetings continue, in what way does Edna allow Alcee to speak to her? Cite a quotation.

2) Why does Edna visit Madamoiselle Reisz? 

3) What decision has Edna made? Why does she decide to do this?

4) What does Edna plan to do before leaving?

5) From his letters, what does Edna learn about Robert's plans?

6) What has Edna not taken into consideration?

7) What happens in the developing relationship between Edna and Alcee?

8) After the passionate kiss with Alcee, what does Edna realize about herself?

9) What does Edna do in order to carry out her plan to leave Leonce? 

10) When Alcee visits her that afternoon, how does she take control?

11) How does Edna appear as a different person?

12) Who are the guests that attend the dinner? 

13) Describe the overall setting for the dinner? Describe it the overall atmosphere? How are sensory images of sound and smell used? 

14) How does Victor act during the dinner? 

15) What does this quote indicate about the evening? 

"The voices of Edna's disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night."  

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[Yuxiang Han]

1. Eventually Edna allows him to speak to her."He sometimes talked in a way that astonished her at first and brought the crimson into her face" (130)

2. She went to visit M. Reisz because she was kind of lost and got involve into turmoil, and M. Reisz can always clam her.

3. She decided to move out of the old house and go to a small house. She said made this decision because she had to keep too many servants and she was tired about that. (133) But the real reason is the awakening of her soul makes her want to be independent instead of being a part of property of her husband.

4. She plans to host a big dinner before she leave. (133)

5. She knows that Robert is coming back soon. (134)

6. First, she does not consider the relationship between her and Alcee. She cannot still touch with Alcee after Robert come back. Second, she doesn't consider her husband might object this plan.

7. They are getting closer, and finally they kiss. (138)

8. She realized that her feeling about Alcee was just a kind of material desire, it wasn't love. She felt guilty about Robert and her husband, but she doesn't regret what she has done. (140)

9. She moves into her new house as soon as possible. She also trys to dispose the furniture by herself. (141)

10. She asks him to leave after he did a few things. (142) And she invites him come to her dinner. When Alcee beg her to let him see her again before the dinner, she said "Not an instant sonner" (143)

11. She looks more happier than before because she just move into a new house which is really belong to her. She is kind of independent in a way.

12. There were Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, Mademoiselle Reisz, Monsieur Ratignolle, Victor Lebrun, Miss Mayblunt, and Gouvernail. (144)

13. The chairs and table are commodious and luxurious. (145)

14. "The effect of the wine upon Victor was to change his accustomed volubility into silence." Then he becomes excited andtrys to sing a song, but Edna hates it. (150)

15. It reflects that she doesn't enjoy the dinner at all, it's not what she really want in her mind.

[Star Thigpen]

1. Alcee has to talk to her in an adoring way he has to worship her in s way.(133)

2. To talk about Robert.

3. She decides to move out and be on her own. She doesnt want to be in the life she is now she wants to do whatever she can she wants to feel like a person instead of an object.

4. Throw a going away dinner to celebrate her leaving.

5. That he is coming home.

6. That their relationship may not be the same when he gets back.

7. THey kiss.

8. She realizez she isnt ashamed in what she is doing she isnt sorry at all.

9. She takes everything she bought and takes the pictures off the walls.

10. He asks when he is going to see her again and she says not until the dinner. so she is controling when he gets to see her.

11. She is cheerful because she is leaving her old life behind she has gotten rid of the dull life that didnt satisfy her.

12.   Edna, Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee, Mademoiselle Reisz, Mr. Ratignolle, Victor, Ms. Mayblunt, Mr. Gouvernail

    13. IT looked amazing everything was new they had new furniture and the aroma of the flowers made it peaceful.

    14. He gets drunk and starts acting a fool.

    15. She realizes she doesn't want anybody she is happy alone.

 

This image shows that she is happier when she is alone. She realizes that she can be happy without the fancy dinner and a husband.

 

 

 

 

[Dean Griffith]

1. he worships her in a way

2. talks about robert

3. she makes the choice of moving out and being on her own which is a bad one because of her kids

4. throws a dinner because of her going away

5. hes coming home

6.  Edna has forgotten about her desire for Alcee. When Robert returns, these two relationships shall surely collide and could be a blunder on her part. Also she has not thought about what her husband might do when he finds out about her moving out. (136)

7. they start developing a strong relationship

8.Edna relizes that was her first kiss that made her have a desire. "It was the first kiss of her life to which her nature had really responded. It was a flaming torch that kindled desire."(139)

9.Edna would  steathly and in a slick manner to take whats hers and go to the little house around the block. 

10. Edna tells Alcee to leave and on the way out he asks when he will get to see her again, and she very rudely says not before the going-away dinner (141).

11. Edna appears to be happier because Robert is leaving to go to Mexico and she is leaving her old life behind.

12. Edna, Victor Lebrun, M. Reisz, Mr. Gouvernail, Mr. Ratignolle, Mr. and Mrs. Merriman, Mrs. Highcamp, Alcee Arobin, and Ms. Mayblunt(142).

13. The dinner is explained as lavish with new chairs, decorations, and freash smelling flowers (143).

14. At the dinner Victor acts how he normally acts with no filter or restaint (146-147).

15. Edna realizes that even though she is becoming happier, she really didn't want a grand dinner but just to be left alone.