"In a little four-room house around the corner. It looks so cozy, so inviting and peaceful."(79) With this description the reader is introduced to Edna’s new residence, which is known as the pigeon house. The pigeon house gives Edna a sense of comfort and security that her old house didn‘t have. The calmness that the pigeon house grants allows Edna to experience a freedom that she has never felt before. The first taste …showed first 75 words of 457 total…

…showed last 75 words of 457 total…stupefied state that society was forcing her to live in. The bold advances that her character makes are a direct result of her decision to change her surroundings. Edna no longer belongs to Mr. Pontellier, the children, or society; "She had resolved never again to belong to another than herself."(80) To belong only to oneself is the pinnacle of freedom, and this, the ultimate freedom from everything, is what the pigeon house bestows upon Edna.