Essay on Female Companions in The Awakening and A Dolls House

Importance of Female Companions in The Awakening and A Dolls House Female companions are very important to the development of the chief(prenominal) characters in Kate Chopins The Awakening and in Henrik Ibsens A Doll House. mademoiselle Reisz and Madame Ratignolle, in The Awakening, and Kristine Linde, in A Doll House, help Edna Pontellier and Nora Helmer discover their inner selves. Mademoiselle Reisz, Madame Ratignolle, and Kristine Linde all act as role models for the protagonists. Edna deeply admires Mademoiselle Reiszs gentle playing. When Edna hears Mademoiselle Reiszs playing, the very passions themselves were aroused within her soul, swaying it, lashing it, as the waves routine beat upon her splendid body (Chopin 35). Mademoiselle Reisz makes Edna see the strong emotions inner(a) herself. Edna admires Madame Ratignolles comforting and outgoing nature (Solomon 118). At the beginning of the novel, Edna wishes she could have Madame Ratignolles loose nature. Kristine Li nde is a role model for Nora because of her independence. Kristine Linde has suppo...