"The artist must possess the couragous soul...the brave soul. The soul that dares and defies." Quote in "The Awakening" that mst accurately describes Edna.

Madameoiselle Riesz tells Edna that in order to suceed, "the artist must possess
the couragous soul...the brave soul. The soul that dares and defies." This most
accurately describes Edna. Edna does possess the courages soul and the soul
that dares and defies. She was inspired my Madameoiselle Riesz who is an
artist herself and possesses the soul to be only herself.
With the help of Madameoiselle Riesz, Edna was able to be herself and act
out on her desires and urges. She no longer had to force herself to be someone
who she wasn't in order to fit in with the "mother-women." She no lon…