In Kate Chopin's The Awakening the main character, Edna, decided that she wanted to find more in her life. She went on a spiritual journey, breaking away from social norms to leave her mark and find herself. Edna began to break away from the men in her life, denouncing her marriage and refusing her lover. Edna "awakened" her inner self through a number of methods including her art, renouncing marriage, and eventual suicide. While it is not necessary to go through such great lengths to find oneself, many people do follow a similar path as Edna did in an attempt to find their own way through life.
However, there are some people who would do almost anything to just be able to fit into the crowd, to just be able to do what everyone else can do. For example Afghan women in the middle east last year were able to vote, many showing of the purple ink dabbed on their fingers as proof that they voted. Voting season is coming up again soon and is a reminder of how hard these women had to fight, just to be the same as everyone else. Suffrage is a basic right of all people, yet sadly is not a universal liberty for everyone.
As we move through life we all choose to live in our own personally way, adapting to the society around us and finding our ways through life. I personally choose to live my life trying to leave my own mark, I don't want to be just like everyone else. With the society we live in its becoming increasingly harder to stand out from the crowd; which is disheartening to many people. I personally would rather struggle through and attempt to be my own person, dealing with the conditions I'm giving, than attempt to join in the crowd even if its easier or more convenient.
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