This narrative is a real life demonstration that the social structures placed on nineteenth-century women to maintain piety, purity, and submissiveness were only applicable in certain ideal settings for white women and an impossible code for slave women to follow. ... This newborn consciousness stems from the awakening that a Black person experiences when exposed to higher education. ...

• Word Count: 1740
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In her novel The Great Awakening, she addresses women's roles in society and relationships with men. ... The choice of French names and words reminds the reader of the stories' setting and helps create an irony that is echoed throughout the text. ...

• Word Count: 1926
• Approx Pages: 8