Blog Post #3

As the novel progresses, it becomes apparent how emotionally immature Mrs. Pontellier truly is. She confuses feelings of lust for love, jealousy for annoyance, and flriting for romance. When Mrs. Pontellier notices Robert's affectionate "puppy manner" towards her friend, she proclaims that she is "glad he had not assumed a similar role toward herself. it would have been unacceptable and annoying" (pg ). Mrs. Pontellier claims to not want the attention of Robert but continued to show signs of jealousy when he ignores her. Mrs. Pontellier believes that what she feels is annoyance when Robert tries to talk to her, when in actuality she enjoys it. She is not in tune with her emotions and has no idea how to decipher what she is truly feeling. 

This meme relates back to The Awakening from a comical standpoint. Though it does not literally represent emotional confusion in the same way as Chopin, it depicts a woman of many mixed emotions. This relates to Mrs. Pontellier because she in not sure what she is feeling at any given moment. However, Mrs. Pontellier does not realize she is wrong about her feelings; the readers pick up on her emotional immatruity but she clearly does not. 

Mrs. Pontellier further demonstartes her lack of intuitive with her own emotions when she allows Robert to rest his head on her shoulder. She said earlier in that novel that she would be annoyed, but contradicts herself by allowing it. Mrs. Pontellier is similar to an immature teenage girl with how drastic her change in emotions is. It shows her lack of exposure and lack of life experience.