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Realist Novel Study, Part 2

Question 1 • AFC AP English Literature and Composition B5

Which of the following moments contribute to Edna’s character development? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Answer
A
“Robert and Mrs. Pontellier sitting idle, exchanging occasional words, glances or smiles which indicated a certain advanced stage of intimacy”
B
“Robert, addressing Mrs. Pontellier, continued to tell of his one time hopeless passion for Madame Ratignolle.”
C
“Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to realize her position in the universe as a human being, and to recognize her relations as an individual to the world within and about her.”
D
“That summer at Grand Isle [Mrs. Pontellier] began to loosen a little the mantle of reserve that had always enveloped her.”
E
“[Edna] was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor. It muddled her like wine, or like a first breath of freedom.”

Explanation

These moments show Edna becoming more emotionally and personally independent. A shows her growing intimacy with Robert, while D describes her beginning to shed her usual reserve. C directly describes her new awareness of herself as an individual, and E shows her discovering the freedom of speaking candidly. B focuses on Robert’s past feelings for Madame Ratignolle, rather than on a change in Edna.

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