SOURCE: Nelles, William. “Edna Pontellier's Revolt against Nature.” American Literary Realism 32, no. 1 (fall 1999): 43-50.
In the following essay, Nelles argues that Edna's suicide at the conclusion of The Awakening is the result of her realization that she is pregnant.
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