Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Use of Imagery in Chopinââ¬â¢s The Awakening Essay -- Chopin Awakening
Use of Imagery in Chopinââ¬â¢s The Awakening Several passages in The Awakening struck me because of their similar imageryââ¬âa bird, wings, and nudity. The first passage I looked at is in Chapter 9 where Edna Pontellier has a vision of a naked man ââ¬Å"standing beside a desolate rockâ⬠(47) on a beach who is watching a bird fly away. This image was evoked by a one particular piece that Mme Ratignolle plays which Edna significantly calls ââ¬Å"Solitude. â⬠Apparently Edna frequently envisions certain images while listening to music: ââ¬Å"Musical strains, well rendered, had a way of evoking pictures in her mindâ⬠(47). Listening to this piece Edna envisions a solitary, naked man with an ââ¬Å"attitude [â⬠¦] of hopeless resignationâ⬠(47). This scene presents solitude in many different ways. The figure standing alone and naked near the ââ¬Å"desolate rockâ⬠illustrates the mood of solitude and resignation. I was reminded of that scene at the end of the novel in chapter 39 where we find a description of a very similar situation. Now it is Edna Pontellier herself standing alone on the beach at Grand Isle. She takes ...
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