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When I first saw them I ran to them, the...

Edna Pontellier

The Awakening

Max Bush Kate Chopin

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Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act Two, Scene Three
Time & Place
New Orleans, 1900
Length
Short
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)

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When I first saw them I ran to them, they pressed their faces against mine, and we could not be separated for hours … and what stories they told! About the pigs, the cows, the mules!
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Where would papa sleep? Were there any boys next door? Raoul is convinced there are only girls. I told them fairies would fix it all right. When I left, (Tears up.) I cried the whole journey back, as I missed them.

Max Bush. The Awakening. Dramatic Publishing Company, 2017, p.50.

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