# Edna Pontellier — The Awakening character guide

> Edna Pontellier in The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Edna, VI Edna Pontellier, The Pontellier, XIX Edna, XXIII Edna

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

The protagonist, a married woman awakening to her own desires and independence.

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