Marriage and Respect in The Awakening and The Revolt of...

The novel, The Awakening, and the short story, â€Å"The Revolt of ‘Mother,’† both stories have women that are not respected by their husbands. Both of the women, Edna Pontellier and Sarah Penn, have husbands who do not respect them, but they fight back in different ways. Their battles shows the differences between these two women from an earlier and less accepting time. They are both strong willed characters. They both believe strongly enough in themselves that they will go to the extremes. Sarah moves out of her house. As does Edna, and they both do so against their husband’s wills. Neither of their husbands wants to have their wives move out of their houses, but they both do so and even go as far as to move their stuff with them. Edna only†¦show more content†¦Sarah and her children discuss problems on the farm. This is because Sarah is lower than Edna on the social ladder. Sarah may not be poor, but she is not wealthy like the Pontelliers and t hus must work. This makes her a much more necessary part of the household. So her choices and opinion are much more valued to her family then Edna’s opinions would be to her family. Edna may be able to do things that Sarah cannot do, such as throw dinner parties, or even attend them, but because Sarah works she gets more respect and does not have to end up committing suicide like Edna does. The communication between the women and their husbands was very much a problem. Edna and Sarah both could not talk to their husbands. Neither of them get what they want by just asking for it. Edna may not have asked, neverless she was still shot down. When she began her move, and â€Å"When Mr. Pontellier learned of his wife’s intention to abandon her home and take up a residence elsewhere, he immediately wrote her a letter of unqualified disapproval and remonstrance.(Chopin 100)† In comparison to when Sarah asked her husband all he told he was no. 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