May the Awakening Commence

It seems the awakening has begun.

Edna begins 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."

Edna might not show it physically, but it seems there's a lot going in her mind. The detail in which the author describes all the emotions and thoughts passing through Edna's mind is pretty impressive, and it's almost as if I'm being awoken myself. (This did not prevent me from being sleepy though...)

Noticing Edna's thoughtful silence, Adele, Edna's friend, asks Edna what she is thinking. Edna tells her many things. At this moment, more and even more thoughts find their way into Edna's mind, questioning and searching for answers.


Let's stop and do some math/logic.
Edna = Parrot.
Parrot talks in English, French, Spanish, and a language that nobody understood except for the mocking-bird at the other side of the door.
There is something about Edna that only she and the 'mocking-bird' seem to understand.
This 'mocking-bird' would be someone who truly understands Edna's inner thoughts, one who might possibly be 'awakened'.

This moment made me think: Could Adele be the 'mocking-bird'?
(This makes sense too, as Adele sings and nobody understands her lyrics. *ba-dum-tss*)



Sorry. *clears throat*
Anyways, does she understand Edna? (She did gently caress Edna's hand, you know.)

Now that the awakening has begun and Edna is seeing many things she did not see before, Kate Chopin once again drives us closer to the point she wants us to realize.