As I began to read The Awakening, I kept being drawn in the most with the beach scenes and the mentioning of the ocean. The most involved came with the part of Edna learning how to swim, and her first success at it. The beach sections reminded me of an album that I have been obsessed with since it came out in July of last Year, Vanisher, Horizon Scraper by Quadeca. It is a concept album about a sailor that goes on through his life as he goes through life alone on the ocean. A week ago, Quadeca released an extended cut of the album with a song conveniently titled “Learning to Swim”. That song was playing in my head as I read this section. The chorus repeating itself as Edna felt some comfort and happiness with finally being able to swim. Although the content of the song does not exactly match the mood of this section, it still captured the same intentions. It had me thinking about some of the things I had found success in although they came at a cost. That is where I landed with this section of the story. All of the instances where my efforts ended with success, but may have added some sort of extra responsibility or stress in the future. I think that is where both Quadeca and Edna mesh.
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