Themes (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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How isolation & independence relate for Edna
How isolation & independence relate for Edna
Become increasingly intertwined & ultimately inseparable
Victorian society's expectation of women
Victorian society's expectation of women
Focus entirely on domestic duties & family health/happiness
What Edna rediscovers through painting
What Edna rediscovers through painting
Pleasure of individual creation & personal achievement
Edna's realisation about independent ideas
Edna's realisation about independent ideas
Can't become self-sufficient & socially acceptable existence
Number of new 'languages' Edna learns
Number of new 'languages' Edna learns
At least three new languages for self-expression
First language source for Edna
First language source for Edna
Creole women on Grand Isle speaking frankly about emotions
Animal Edna mirrors in Chapter 1
Animal Edna mirrors in Chapter 1
The parrot that speaks a language nobody understood
How Chopin presents Edna's depression
How Chopin presents Edna's depression
Reasonable response to impossible social circumstances
How Edna's marriage to Léonce is described
How Edna's marriage to Léonce is described
Purely accidental, not genuine affection or choice
What marriage requires wives to do
What marriage requires wives to do
Subvert their identities in favour of husbands' needs