Edna's end goal isn't to become a great artist like Mademoiselle Reisz and Madame Ratignolle. She instead uses art as an escapist venture because of her devotion to process over product. Edna is dedicated to spending time as her own person, rather than a possession of her husband, Léonce. She persists in her art (despite her husband's criticism), even going on to break new ground in her studio. Chopin writes, "Edna went up to her atelier--a bright colored room in the top of the house. She was working with great energy and interest, without accomplishing anything, however, which satisfied her even in the smallest degree. For a time she had the whole household enrolled in the service of art (Chopin 63). Ultimately, Edna does not pursue art as