Hopelessness

August 22, 2010 - pages 100-128

Mrs. Pontellier finds Robert only to for him to reject her.  After they spend some time together he tells her goodbye and she knows that their love can never be and that is why he left to go to Mexico.  She is devastated by his disappearing again and realizes that she will never be happy in life.  Not with Robert nor Arobin nor Mr. Pontellier.  Her friend Adele has a rough pregnancy and I believe that the child dies shortly after birth or is still born. In the end she swims out into the ocean and goes too far.  She cannot return to shore and it is assumed that she drowns. The sense of hopelessness related to Robert's rejection is something that I think all teenagers go through at some point in their life.  Everyone has that one person who they depend on and need to make them feel complete and when that person is no longer their you feel hopeless.  When those emotions overcome you can take drastic measures that are sometimes regrettable.