Impulse

Robert, Edna's companion doesn't judge her. She follows her and does whatever she tells him to do, but with all the strange things she does, he accepts her. This might be the reason why Edna likes to be around him so much. Truth is Edna is very impulsive. Once she has started experiencing the world in a new way, a way without so many rules, she becomes unpredictable. During the beginning of the book, Edna is shown somewhat vulnerable, she cries after her husband has woken her up, perhaps its the frustration, or the lack of sleep, whatever it is, Edna is a new person now. She has drastically changed. It is clear to her that she has changed and she is conscious while making or taking her new decisions. After Edna went for her first swim, she goes home before everyone else. Robert stays with her as she lays on the hammock waiting for her husband to arrive. As soon as voices are heard, Robert leaves and Edna stays in the hammock. Once Mr. Pontellier has seen Edna, he tells her to come in. Normally she would obey his orders but now she resists and follows her personal will. She wants to stay outside so she will do it. After being called several times and making it clear that she is not giving in, her husband decides to join her. They stay there some time, Edna rejects everything she is offered. Soon, Edna feels like coming inside, she stands up and walks towards the house, she stops and asks Mr. Pontellier if he is coming in, and for a small instant the roles are changed, now its Mr. Pontellier following Edna's orders.

Although she was a very calm and repressed female, Edna has clearly changed and is now rather impulsive. In the morning, she wakes up and calls for Robert, she wants to go to mass, and without objection Robert comes with her. While in the service, Edna feels the need of walking out, so instead of controlling herself, like she would normally do, she stands up and walks away. Robert follows her and without questioning her decisions he cares for her. It is Robert who feeds Mrs. Pontelliers impulsiveness. Every time she is going back to the person she used to be, Robert makes a comment that brings her back. At an exact moment, Edna is worried about the time, she tells Robert, "The sun will be gone in two hours", she is clearly worried about the time and about her husband, however, Robert doesn't care about anything, and he just answers back, "well, let it go; who cares!". (pg. 79). Edna has started to learn how to enjoy life, she now focuses on every present moment, this quote sums it all up, "But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!".