Léonce’s behavior

  1. How does Léonce’s behavior when he returns from the Klein Hotel reveal his attitude toward his wife?
  2. How does he view Edna as a mother?
  3. What shows the reader more signs of the marital conflict between the Pontelliers?
  4. Discuss how sounds are used as a backdrop to the scene of disagreement between Léonce and Edna. How is the sea used as a symbol?
  5. Why is Edna crying? Find the best word from the text to describe what she is feeling?