1. How does Léonce’s behavior when he returns from the Klein Hotel reveal his attitude toward his wife?
2. How does he view Edna as a mother?
3. What shows the reader more signs of the marital conflict between the Pontellier's?
4. Discuss how sounds are used as a backdrop to the scene of disagreement between Léonce and Edna. How is the sea used as a symbol?
5. Why is Edna crying? Please find the best word from the text to describe what she is feeling.
6. Was the argument resolved? Why or why not.
7. How does the gift Edna receives from her husband symbolize her marriage and most marriages of this time?
(Kate Chopin; The Awakeing; Chapter 3)