The Awakening by Kate Chopin
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Not only does the bird symbol represent Edna Pontellier and her caging, but represents her journey to awakening and her eventual crash/suicide.
... The path to awakening occurs when Edna finds the courage to admit her dissatisfaction, to openly proclaim that she “would never sacrifice herself for her children, or for anyone,” (Chopin, 47) and to act upon that dissatisfaction, whether through her relationship with Robert or her eventual suicide.... She crashes to the ground, as symbolized through her suicide....