Also staying at the pension is the Ratignolle family Madame Ratignolle is a close friend of Edna's, although their philosophies and attitudes toward child rearing differ fundamentally. They are staying at a pension, a sort of boarding house where each family has their own cottage but eat together in a main dining hall. Edna, her husband Léonce, and their two children are vacationing for the summer on Grand Isle, an island just off the Louisiana shore near New Orleans. Her devotion to that purpose causes friction with her friends and family, and also conflicts with the dominant values of her time.Įdna Pontellier's story takes place in 1890s Louisiana, within the upper-class Creole society.
The Awakening explores one woman's desire to find and live fully within her true self.
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