In this particular section of reading, we get more into information about the Creole society. We have already established that Edna is not a Creole and that she is an American from Kentucky. Edna is an outsider in the Creole society. In the Creole society, there is this ideal mother and what a mother is "supposed" to be like.
Madam Adéle Ratignolle is the ideal womanly Creole figure. Madam Ratignolle is brought up in the Creole society and taught that it is right to take care of your child. Not knowing anything other than being a good wife and mother, she lives her life with complete attention to her family. She is a loving mother who is fully devoted to her three (soon to be four) children. As a "mother-woman", her children come first in her life even if it means putting herself in danger. She displays the imagery of white with purity and innocence. In addition, Adéle wears white clothing.
When it comes to comparing Madam Ratignolle and Edna, it is obvious that Edna is not like Madam Ratignolle. Again, Edna is not Creole and we know she is an outsider. The women in the Creole society basically do not understand why Edna is not happy. They say that she should be happy because she has the best husband and that she is a woman.
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