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The speaker in Meeting Point is star struck by love.
“Time was away and she is here”
Is Edna’s perspective similar or not to this view?
Edna is disillusioned by love as she is trapped in her marriage with Leonce.
Who wrote Meeting Point?
Louis Macniece
Who described Louis Macniece as a ‘superb love poet’
David Orr
The use of settings in Meeting point is used to show how the love can survive in harsh conditions.
How is settings used by Kate Chopin?
Grand Isle and New Orleans during the late nineteenth century The temporal setting is important because of the restrictive society in which Edna lives. Edna’s story wouldn’t make much sense if it took place in a society where divorce is possible, or artistry is supported regardless of gender.
As for the importance of setting the story in the Bayou State, the Creole lifestyle plays a key part in awakening Edna to the joys of being open and passionate. Even more importantly, Edna’s vacation at Grand Isle is also a key part of her awakening. Her constant dips into the ocean awaken Edna in a very physical way (and not just sexually). In cliché terms, swimming empowers Edna. The sea teaches her to gain control of her movements and of her body, rendering it harder for her to obey when Mr. Pontellier acts like he owns her body.
Meeting point had a reoccurring theme of time being stopped.
“And life no longer what it was,
The bell was silent in the air”
Love is liberating to the speaker as it allows him to escape from life and leave it behind.
What’s an example in The Awakening
A reoccurring motif in The Awakening is birds.
In The Awakening, caged birds serve as reminders of Edna’s entrapment and also of the entrapment of Victorian women in general. Madame Lebrun’s parrot and mockingbird represent Edna and Madame Reisz, respectively. Like the birds, the women’s movements are limited (by society), and they are unable to communicate with the world around them. The novel’s “winged” women may only use their wings to protect and shield, never to fly.
