Read the excerpt from chapter 38 of the awakening. "perhaps—no, i am not going. i'm not going to be forced into doing things. i don't want to go abroad. i want to be let alone. nobody has any right—except children, perhaps—and even then, it seems to me—or it did seem—" she felt that her speech was voicing the incoherency of her thoughts, and stopped abruptly. what does the excerpt suggest about edna? she is conflicted about her beliefs and her roles in life. she would like her children to view her as a disciplinarian. she does not enjoy traveling under any circumstance. she is unable to voice her opinion or stand up for herself.

a-she is conflicted about her beliefs and her roles in life.