The Birds Will Be BirdsThroughout Chopin's novel, The Awakening, she uses symbols to convey a deeper meaning to the story. A common animal, such as a bird, or an object, such as clothing, represents much more than what appears on the surface in the text. The symbolism of birds as women, of clothing as freedom, and even of art as personal freedom or failure, embellishes the novel and gives it deeper meaning. Birds are simple creatures, but they possess a great power: flight. This gift can be expressed or hindered by clipped wings or cages. Women too are magnificent creatures capable of so many things, but in the Victorian era (among others) illustrated in the novel, their freedoms were restricted by men and society in general. Birds were therefore an appropriate and rather spiritual symbol to represent them. The colorful, repetitive parrot in the book represents Edna, "Go away! Go away! Sapristi!" (page 1) translates to "Get out, get out, damn it!" in English. The bird is caged in bars, while Edna is caged in marriage, children, and Creole society. He is a colorful creature, blessed with creativity and painting skills, and the parrot tells everyone what he wants to do (escape). The fact that the bird speaks three languages ​​(French, English, and Spanish) portrays Edna as complicated and difficult for everyone to fully understand, or understand at all. Edna eventually gains some freedom by moving into the "dovecote", a small house that serves as a resting place for birds just before flight. Mademoiselle Reisz is an artist like Edna (who paints), even if she expresses herself through music, "The very first chords that Mademoiselle Reisz struck on the piano caused a sharp tremor in Madame Pontellier's spine", (page 34) illustrates his great talent. Throughout the novel, a mockingbird embodies Reisz's character. The mockingbirds imitate other great sounds they hear, much like Mademoiselle's Reisz piano playing, which is extraordinary and even leads Edna to imagine scenes that coincide with the music. Reisz, perhaps because she is single and pursuing her passion for art, has the freedom of a wild and simple mockingbird. On the other hand, the exotic parrot that represents Edna is not accustomed to living outdoors and is trapped in a cage due to a lack of creativity or incidental artistic expression. Clothing represents levels of freedom in The Awakening. At the beginning of the story, Edna is fully dressed and often hides from the sun in the shade of a parasol..