Chopin's The Awakening and Chopin's Impromptu

Being the classic nerd that I am, I have been thinking frequently about the Awakening. I ended up listening to Chopin’s Impromptu, the piano piece that Madame Reisz plays throughout the book. I absolutely loved it. I recommend everyone go and listen to it on Youtube, even if it’s just background music for your homework (side note: if you want to be really astonished, watch a video with a little girl playing the piece. It’s insane that a child’s little fingers can move so fast!). It is a very beautiful piece, and at the end of listening to it, you can definitely understand why Edna ends up in tears after listening to it! I think the song meshes so well with the themes of the book. It’s very unpredictable and impromptu, so it is justly named. It reminds me of Edna’s varying emotions in the book, as Edna experiences so many intense emotions that come and go in flurry, as sometimes she goes to bed depressed but wakes up happy and hopeful. It also reminds me of the impromptu decisions she makes in the book, like breaking a vase in a fit of anger and deciding to move to the pigeon house.  Also, the trills and runs in the song remind me of flying. In this case, the song can be seen as the exact opposite of Edna or an example of what Edna will never be: free. She is instead a bird deprived of flight and freedom. Well, anyways, I could think about comparisons like this all day! (well, I kind of did…) Just wanted to share this little jewel of the Awakening I found to see what everyone would think.  :)