Mrs. Pontellier is very defiant of those around her. Her big break is when she finally she finally learns to swim on her own, it is definitely a defining moment for her and her inner freedom. She also seems to long for Robert and is constantly growing more and more annoyed of her husband. For the time the book takes place she is definitely more independant than the normal woman then. She longs to be different and not the average woman who cooks, cleans, and constantly tending to her family. She is very different.
I feel as though she couldnt have been the only woman who didn't want to be the expected woman. It was basically the way they were suppose to be. When she learns to swim it makes her feel free, especially since she did it all on her own. It's like when a teenager gets their license, when I got mine I felt so free and independant. Although her learning to swim was probably more fulfilling than me getting my license because I'm not expected to be anything from others like Mrs.Pontellier is.
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