Through the majority of the novel, Edna vacations at the Grand Isle with her husband and the rest of the Creole population. It is in this exact place that her "awakening" begins and develops. There are also people that Edna meet during her stay that will influence her "awakening" and her entire life. View the photo album that was created by Edna herself before her death that gives an overview of events that occurred during her time at the Grand Isle.