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When The Awakening was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author's reputation. But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as Kate Chopin's great achievement. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, who - with tragic consequences - refuses to be caged by married and domestic life, and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIES
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THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIES
A woman and her feelings have been one of the most speculated and talked about subjects across all cultures. Her desires, thoughts and actions are always laced with mystery and passion that makes her an enigma and that has compelled so many to write about her. Kate Chopin has done a great job when she describes Edna with such passion and details about the frills of the thoughts one can visibly so many personalities manifesting in one single character. A woman like Edna, with her wants and desires, can feel so dissatisfied and unhappy when everything seems so splendidly perfect in her life on the outside. Or women are just trained to be happy, choosing to overlook what really makes them happy.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIES
The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating mixed reactions from contemporary readers and criticism. The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIES
When Kate Chopin's classic was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author's reputation. But a century after her death, The Awakening is widely regarded as Kate Chopin's great achievement and a celebrated work of early feminist literature. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, who - with tragic consequences - refuses to be caged by married and domestic life, and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIES
