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Edna realizes that she is tired of her conventional lifestyle and she decides that she is going to find her individuality and free herself, spiritually and emotionally.
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Robert leaves and goes to Mexico, making Edna realize what he meant to her and her feelings toward him.
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Edna visits Mademoiselle Reisz and listens to her play the piano, while she reads letters sent from Robert to Reisz that are about Edna.
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Edna meets Alcee Arobin at the races and they grow fond of each other. Edna sees him as a way to fill the void that Robert left behind.
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Edna moves into a smaller house in order to free herself from her husband's possession.
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Edna and Arobin continue their escapades, going as far as having sex, but Edna feels guilty afterwards because of her lack of feelings for Arobin.
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Edna is at Mademoiselle Reisz's when she answers the door and finds Robert, who has been home for several days.
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Robert unveils feelings for Edna and states that he used Mexico as an escape from these feelings. They finally declare their love for each other.
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Edna finds a note from Robert saying "Good-bye. Because I love you." This note led Edna into depression and she went to Grand Isle for the last time.
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Edna ventures out into the ocean and drowns herself, reaching her last stage of freedom. (I personally think her suicide was selfish and was just a way to run from her problems.)
