Evils That Beset Edna

        Another quote from the article states, “…one thinks that her very suicide is in itself a prayer for deliverance from the evils that beset her, all of her own creating.” I don’t agree with this point. In my opinion, I think when Edna went into the water because she wanted to die, and she wanted to get rid of all her problems. That is why she drowned herself. It wasn’t just in the heat of the moment. As mentioned before she was fully aware of what she was doing, before she went into the water. It is also stated in the book that right before she goes into the water she thinks to herself, “The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her; who had overpowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days. But she knew a way to elude them.” (123) That quote proves that her suicide wasn’t a prayer of deliverance. It just shows that she didn’t want forgiveness, instead she wanted to  get away from her own children. She wanted to go as far as killing herself, just so she wouldn’t have to take care of her kids. That just shows how selfish Edna is. If one doesn’t sacrifice for their own children, than who else should they sacrifice for? In my opinion Edna didn’t want to sacrifice anything for anybody, that is why she decided to suicide, so she would have nothing left to sacrifice.