The Awakening · Character
Old Celestine
The Pontellier family's elderly servant.
minor
Also known as Celestine, old Celestine
First appearance: iv
Old Celestine shows up with force in XXXI. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as having been ensconced in the servant's room at the pigeon house and as having distributed Arobin's flowers.
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- Other
Character groups
- Background community figures
- Protagonist
- Edna's social circle
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this scene, Edna reaches an emotional and psychological peak by openly articulating her crisis of identity—…
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