What is Edna beginning to realize in her “awakening”? Identify and analyze 2 key moments in her awakening. Explain why these moments are critical to understanding Edna’s development throughout the story. In what way is the 1st person narrator in James’s “The Real Thing” different from the 1st person narrator in Twain’s “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”? In what ways is the point-of-view similar in terms of the way the story is told? In​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ The Awakening, the 3rd person omniscient narrator provides a great deal of information about Edna and her feelings for some of the other characters. Analyze and discuss 1-2 specific points that we learn directly from the narrator (either things that we learn about Edna and her desires, or about her feelings toward other characters). Explain how these points are significant to understanding Edna’s psychological conflict in the story. In what ways does Edna Pontellier feel confined (including physical, geographical, social, and/or psychological “confinement”)? How does this feeling of confinement prohibit her from being free? Analyze and discuss 2-3 specific examples from the text.