Setting Out Page By the Sea

If you recall, The Awakening is a novel. The setting for a novel would definitely have much more than just a time or place. I shall give thee some clues to help with setting.

Read these clues about each place. Try to imagine deeper meanings for setting.

New Orleans

Grand Isle

moral, formal, refined, structured, social routines, opera and theater, household duties,
dinner at 7:30 PM,
and traditional Victorian roles

natural, intimate, friendly, informal, carefree, unrestrained, no schedules,
time is of no concern,
down-to-earth activities

What deeper meaning might these clues add to the setting's significance?