SOURCE: Malzahn, Manfred. “The Strange Demise of Edna Pontellier.” Southern Literary Journal 23, no. 2 (spring 1991): 31-9.
In the following essay, Malzahn examines the narrative of The Awakening for an explanation of Edna's motives for committing suicide.
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