The Raspberry Mess Short Monologue's The Awakening

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The Raspberry Mess cake is another elegant pastry that can be adapted into the teatime meetings in The Awakening. Raspberries themselves have thorny vines; reminding humans to be protective of the fruits they encounter. The fruit itself is considered to be a feminine plant; which attributes to Ms. Pontellier’s short monologue’s on feminine cultures in society. The red juice of raspberries are used to symbolize the energy of blood; which travels through the veins into the heart, carrying love, kindness and nutrients throughout the human body. Raspberries may accompany the roles of genders in society that Ms. Pontellier faces on an everyday basis. As they are considered feminine fruits that express and show love and kindness, as well as charmisma,

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