Whether it's a person, a technology, or an environment, the question always arises of how things convince a character to behave. In Nancy Walker's critique entitled [Feminist of Naturalist], Walker states that the downward spiral of Edna's life is caused by her inability to free herself from her Creole culture. While it is true that the novel seems to embrace this idea, there are plenty of moments where Chopin allows Edna to appear as a character making decisions for herself. In this way, Chopin effectively illustrates a flaw in Walker's theory of Creole culture and naturalism and reveals Edna's awkward and uncomfortable feelings about a supposedly immense culture. In this way, Chopin reveals man's ability to fight against nature, thus making his own choices and destiny. Chopin's depiction of Edna with uneasy feelings about the Creole culture around her is seen towards the end of the novel, as Mrs. Ratingolle narrates her as a child. Mrs. Ratingolle, one of the few close friends Edna has, asks Edna to stay with her while she delivers her baby. As Edna finds herself, she realizes that her birth experience “seemed distant, unreal, and only half remembered (Chopin 104).” This is in contrast to Walker's argument that "Chopin had Edna mesmerized by the sensual creoles, heat and color of Grand Isle (255)." Although the word “unreal” suggests a hypnotized state of mind for Edna, almost like a dream, it also suggests a detachment from the scene itself. Stating that the birth of a child for Edna seemed “distant” and “half-remembered,” Chopin describes an attachment between tradition and Edna. It's another moment where Edna seems to reject Creole culture, pushing it away, putting... at the center of the paper... letting her emotions show, causing her to do something drastic. Chopin again contradicts Walker, illustrating that Creole culture has not taken over Edna's mind, but has instead granted her the ability to rebel against it. in other cases where Edna shows resistance against it. Chopin suggests that although there are a multitude of things that can influence a person's decisions, a person ultimately makes the decision consciously and based on their own needs and desires. Regardless of whether Edna lived or died, nothing would have changed. Edna was not immersed in her culture, in fact she rejected it, and just like her, perhaps others can reject the influences around them.