The Awakening was Chopin's first noted novel, and also her last. ... Chopin finished writing The Awakening in January 1898. ... She was even accepted back into the Wednesday Club, a society of intellectual women, who had omitted her after the publication of The Awakening (Ewell 25). ... Though Chopin's controversial works sold well before the release of The Awakening, the publisher thought that it would not sell as well now that Chopin was nationally known. ... She wrote about unspeakable topics and themes such as "love and passion, marriage and independence, freedom and restrain...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

At the height of her fame, she also wrote and published two novels "At Fault" (1890) and "The Awakening" (1899). ... Her themes center around the social, emotional, and sexual roles of women within those societies. ... In 1884, the same feminist theme can be seen in her other stories such as "The Story of an Hour", written in 1894. ... Chopin's career is cut short when her last novel "The Awakening" is published in 1899. The book was widely banned because of its theme of adultery and depiction of a woman's sexual urges. ...

• Word Count: 649
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Schwartz, also entitled Cathedral, project a sense of contradiction in their illustration of a man's spiritual ignorance and eventual spiritual awakening. ... In the short story, Carver describes Bub's moment of spiritual awakening very intensely and also brings a strong sense of appreciation from Bub. ... The spark for Bub's spiritual awakening is caused by Robert, and this is obvious in both the short story and the video. ... In review of the short story version and the video version, one can say that they both completed the basic idea and theme. ... The tone affects the m...

• Word Count: 1465
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the story, Chopin uses various images to reveal the different themes. The most prominent theme is that of rebirth. The purpose of this paper is to examine more closely the theme of a new beginning and to see how this adds to the effect of tragic irony. ... The smell of rain in the air symbolizes the beginning of life and her new awakening. ...

• Word Count: 1009
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

At this point the theme of "strength" is re-established when Elisa states " I am strong? ... She tries to avoid this awakening by turning the other way but it is too late because she had already grasped that the lump in the road were her chrysanthemum roots and the repair man's intentions were not genuine. ...

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Though the particular incident of the Indian man's suicide is not incessantly brought up during the duration of each short story, the issue of death is a recurring theme. ... It is a rude awakening when it is realized that the main warden from the south has no intention of sending Nick to reform school, but rather is out to kill the young boy. ...

• Word Count: 1254
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate