The Pontellier family returns to their large house in New Orleans after the Summer vacation ended. Their home is decorated in a wealthy manner, Mr. Pontellier enjoys admiring his possessions. Mr. Pontellier goes back to his normal routine of work and then on certain nights going to the opera or the theater. On Tuesday afternoons, the Pontellier family have a formal reception for all the callers who show up. This Tuesday though Mr. Pontellier sees that his wife is dressed in casual clothes so Mr. Pontellier decides to ask her about today’s callers. Edna tells her husband that she wasn’t in the mood to receive callers that day and just went out without an excuse. Mr. Pontellier grows irritable by this and believes that his wife isn’t fulfilling
