Awakening
... In the creditable novel, The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, symbolism is portrayed in the life of Edna Pontellier through the vast sea of blue water, art and her painting works, and the caged birds of the land. ... It was the awakening of her new life to show her strength, power, and horror of this new, independent person she is discovering. ... Kate Chopin portrays these symbols in the novel, The Awakening, to represent abstract ideas or concepts.