She begins to think more and more about Robert and even returns to Grand Isle with him for a day. This means that she has returned to the simple life and nature, which she experiences during the summer. While her husband is in New York on business, she decides to run away from her large, luxurious house and rent a smaller "pigeon house," as she called it (85). Edna is trying to escape herself in a way by trying to leave her old self in the other house; like starting over with his newfound confidence. He even starts painting again, running away from his duties. She spends most of her time with Robert and was very happy and couldn't wait for the next day to see him. Robert reawakened her emotions and sexuality, which represented her escape from her real life as a woman in the 1980s. He was finally able to feel and love someone because he wanted to and now because society told him to