The Awakening

What is a "mother-woman"? How does Edna feel about Adele Ratignolle?

Chapters 1-5

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Mother-women are ladies who both idolize their children and worship their husbands. Edele feels that Adele is the opposite of her. She feels Adele is too constricted and has lost her sense of personal identity. 

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