Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 11 of The Awakening.

Edna began to feel like one who awakens gradually out of a dream, a delicious, grotesque, impossible dream, to
feel again the realities pressing into her soul. The physical need for sleep began to overtake her; the exuberance
which had sustained and exalted her spirit left her helpless and yielding to the conditions which crowded her in.
Which best states the literal meaning of the excerpt?
O Edna began to realize once again the inescapable facts of her life.
O Edna began to realize she was silly to stay up so late into the night.
O Edna began to realize it was possible for her to achieve her dreams.
O Edna began to realize she could rest knowing that all was well and good.

Answer 1

Edna began to realize once again the inescapable facts of her life.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Number one

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that best states the literal meaning of this excerpt is number one, that Edna began to realize once again the inescapable facts of her life. We can tell that it's correct because the imagery of reality "pressing into her soul" is a metaphor for her realizing the weight of inescapable facts of her life, like that eventually she will die and everyone she knows and loves will as well. Circle of life.