Her appearance and clothes are unkempt as her "little sailor hat of black straw" had "long been exposed to the soot of London" and "her hair needed washing badly". ... On Hollywood Boulevarde, where she sells her "wares", Vivian fits in with the other "working girls" with her revealing clothes, heavy make-up and her "boots held up by a safety pin". ... Pinned up on the wall of Eliza's small room is a portrait of a popular actor and a fashion plate of ladies dresses torn from newspapers, an example of Eliza wanting articles to aspire for to decorate her life. ...
The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is a complex work of literature. It combines involved characters with deep symbolism to tell the story of a troubled woman and what drives her to suicide. Because of its complexity, it is difficult to classify The Awakening into a literary category. On the surface, it could be considered a good example of Realism. Edna Pontellier, a married woman, finds herself infatuated with another man. ...