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Write 12 pages thesis on the topic chopins the awakening. When one examines the sea through a psychological lens, it represents the paradox of freedom: that happiness requires both freedom and fellowship, and that freedom is inherently also isolation, with the ultimate freedom being the ultimate isolation.

The sea functions as a symbol of freedom, clearly, but it is also a symbol of intense isolation. The novel begins the development of this symbol from the very beginning of the novel, calling the “abysses of solitude” a place of “inward contemplation” (Chopin, 1899, Ch. 4 Par. 6-7). Yet this is not necessarily posited in positive ways: while the sea is certainly seductive for its allowance of isolation, there is little to show that this is actually good for Edna. In fact, she gets most of her satisfaction through interactions with others, especially her lover.

The sea’s connection to isolation, beyond simple freedom, is further expanded throughout this work through its symbolic connection with death and disappointment at those who surround one in one’s life. A particular quote demonstrates this symbolic connection, and bears close scrutiny. Robert whispers a story about a ghost of the sea, who searches every year for “one mortal to hold him company, worthy of being exalted for a few hours into his realm of the semi-celestials,” before finally noting that “his search has always hitherto been fruitless, and he has sunk back, disheartened, into the sea” (Chopin 1899, Ch 10, Par. 30).