First Option: Some critics view Edna’s suicide at the end of the novel as a failure to complete her
escape from convention—an inability to defy society once stripped of the motivation of a
man by her side. Others view her suicide as a final awakening, a decision to give herself
to the sea in a show of strength and independence that defies social expectation. Which
interpretation do you find more compelling, and why?
escape from convention—an inability to defy society once stripped of the motivation of a
man by her side. Others view her suicide as a final awakening, a decision to give herself
to the sea in a show of strength and independence that defies social expectation. Which
interpretation do you find more compelling, and why?
