Women were viewed as a piece of property bound by the wedding ring. ... Once she became married to Lance Pontellier, Edna's husband, she became his property. ... The best example of this in Kate Chopin's The Awakening is when Leonce Pontellier says " 'You are burnt beyond recognition,'looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage" (Chopin 4). ...

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