Kate Chopin, the author of The Awakening, uses Edna Pontellier to reveal that solitude and simplicity are needed in order to for her to identify her true self. At Edna's party one of her guests, Gouvernail, makes reference to desire as "a graven image" (Chopin 119), as a thing in itself to be worshipped. Desire is an ancient and sometimes brutal urge, as "a graven image" (Chopin 119), which evokes images of harsh primal gods. The strength of desire is evident when Edna feels Victor's kiss on her palm pleasing-she is not immune to the charms of her beloved's brother, as harsh a truth as that may be. Victor appeals to h
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