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Summary Of Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening'

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In “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin, Robert Lebrun sacrifices his love and desire for Edna Pontellier. Robert’s sacrifice shows that that even though Robert was in love with Edna he knew what was right and he understood why he could not be with Edna. Robert sacrifices his love when he leaves for Mexico in search of business and at the end of the novel when he decides that he cannot stay with Edna in her “pigeon-house”. Robert’s sacrifices his love and desire for Edna because he realizes that the love he feels for Edna will not be accepted in society and also because Edna was already married to Lèonce Pontellier. When Robert leaves for Mexico in search of business and riches he does not tell Edna that he was planning on leaving after spending

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