Adele tells her, while she is in labor, to "think about the children" [146] and decides to end her relationship with Robert for them. The grandeur and brutality of the birth process reminds her of the strong bond she has with her children and the duties that were painfully birthed. Realizing the impossibility of giving up what she has become, Edna hopes to save them from humiliation and embarrassment. He reflects on how they will grow up, remembering his motherless family, and the shameful reputation that will follow them. Although she had these altruistic undertones, the ultimate reason for her suicide was the desire not to be possessed by anyone; he had considered the children, but this final act was his challenge. Following her mother's example, she decides not to run away and to face the separation to the end