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The Awakening
Discussion Board 2: Group 3, Period 6
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Feb 11, 2022 12:22PM
Edna is going through a tough time right now, and is in between three guys. How do you think Robert's letter might effect her decision? And which do you think is the most genuine? And Why.
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Robert has had a large impact on Edna’s life even though they only had an affair in the past summer. Edna is currently in a relationship with Alcee, and while she enjoys him, it doesn’t seem like she is fully satisfied. Robert’s letter may lead to Alcee and Edna breaking up and Edna and Robert continuing their affair. This is because the letter is about Robert coming back to New Orleans, and once she reads the letter, she realizes how long she has longed for and missed him.Robert appears to be the most genuine to the readers through the way he treats Edna, especially in comparison to the other guys in her life. She recently met Alcee and we have yet to see if he is genuine about his feelings and actions towards Edna especially when we were told that he is deceptive in his actions and comes off more genuine and nice than he really is. Leonce also isn't genuine because he cares more about the idea of having a wife than Edna herself and is often rude towards her when she doesn't act like a perfect mother. Robert has shown a genuine interest in Edna through their relationship in the summer and how he wrote her a letter while he was in New Orleans. It also is one that the readers see Edna have a response to since he drew her into her awakening as well as make her question if she wanted him or not.

