In the next section in “The Awakening”, we see how Edna is starting to rebel against her husband and she is starting to become more independent. At the beginning of this section, Edna finds the confidence to learn how to swim and she swims far out by herself. This gives her a sense of freedom and shows how the sea has some sort of power over her. It causes her to have some sort of awakening with her emotions and feelings. When her husband wanted her to go inside at night, she went against his wishes. This is showing how she is becoming less dependent on him and she realizes the power she has. She also feels free from her husband when she sails to the Grand Isle with Robert as it is a symbol of her sailing away from her bond to her family and Leonce.
In addition, to becoming independent, Edna is starting to have feelings for Robert. When he is away from her, she misses him and wonders why he is not there with her. She starts to have a desire for him and even called for him to go with her to a church service, which she had never done before. She also gets very upset when she learns that he is leaving to go to Mexico and he did not tell her about it. (He is probably leaving because he knows he is falling for Edna and knows it is against his culture) This is when Edna realizes she is infatuated by him.
(The lady in the black and the two lovers were mentioned two or three times in this section, and were always mentioned together)
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