# The Colonel — The Awakening character guide

> The Colonel in The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0022-xxiii

## Who they are

Edna's stern, disapproving father who visits briefly.

## Relationships

### [Edna Pontellier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_awakening_se/characters/edna_pontellier)

_family_

The Colonel is Edna's stern, authoritarian father whose rigid expectations shaped her rebellious spirit.

### [Edna Pontellier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_awakening_se/characters/edna_pontellier)

_family_

The Colonel is Edna's stern, authoritarian father whose rigid expectations shaped her rebellious spirit.

### [Edna Pontellier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_awakening_se/characters/edna_pontellier)

_family_

The Colonel is Edna's stern, authoritarian father whose rigid expectations shaped her rebellious spirit.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_awakening_se/chapters/xxiii)

Edna's father, a former Confederate colonel, enjoys racing and socializing, and engages in a dispute with Mr. Pontellier about horseracing.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_awakening_se/chapters/xxiv)

Reproaches Edna for refusing the wedding, advocates coercion in marriage, leaves with wedding garments.

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