Suicide: Is suicide a solution?

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Is Suicide a solution (Theme Analysis for the Novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin

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Is Suicide a solution (Theme Analysis for the Novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin

The Awakening by Kate Chopin tells about the story of Edna Pontellier in her quest to find her sexuality , self discovery and freedom in a world full of social constraints . The ending leaves a hanging query for all the readers whether the main protagonist 's act of

suicide gave her the liberty that she manifests to obtain or resignation to her worldly desires and dreams . Her suicide confirms as her final escape for emancipation from her husband and children , an unusual end for her desire to find the ultimate `awakening

As the main character Edna find solitude in the near end of the story she managed to commit the act of suicide as her escape route from self-betrayal . As what she had said to Adele , she is willing to sacrifice herself for the sake of her children , but not her soul . With this , as she embraced and submit herself in the seas , her attempt to free herself from the prying eyes of the society ends up destroying her and her essence as a being . But did really suicide put an end to her unfinished race ? Did her suicide satisfy her senses in her search for the `awakening ? Is the act of suicide made such impact in the story at all as the only solution for her to end it all

According to Graber in his article The Rationality of Suicide , It is not the case that suicidal individuals intend death per se , but rather that death is perceived , rightly or wrongly , as a means for the fulfillment of another of the agent 's aims ' thus making it clear that Edna 's way of submission by suicide could only mean that she only wished it is a much better outcome or solution to the main conflict of her existence . She sees that the main solution to avoid discrimination of her and her children 's reputation is through suicide , in which would still depict the rebellious assertion of her own will . She manages to still have at hand an image of a self determined and strong woman , after her awakening to the world of infidelity and self-awareness . She chooses suicide rather than being judged by the society . She believes that there is no other way out in such a circumstance like hers

Another solid question that comes in to our mind is about the suitability of committing suicide to end her suffering . Was Edna 's suicide appropriate to end her failure (or success ? Was it really the best solution ? My answer to these questions is , yes . Edna Pontellier 's life had been unbearable and it is only appropriate to consider suicide as a solution to her problems . Any woman that could probably feel what Edna had felt...