The Ideal of Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer rights than men. ... The Awakening by Kate Chopin, set in the coastal region of Louisiana, was written and published during this time. ... This was the era, in which Kate Chopin lived, and wrote The Awakening. ... In The Awakening, this was avidly portrayed in the personage of Adele Ratignolle. ... As Chopin aptly described it, she presented her "fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world" (Chopin 323). ...

• Word Count: 3206
• Approx Pages: 13
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• Grade Level: High School

Kate Chopin's book, The Awakening, uses many different literary techniques to entertain readers through her writing. ... The diction that Kate Chopin uses throughout this passage and the whole book was chosen very carefully. ... Kate Chopin's characterization of Edna Pontellier shows a lot about the character's growth throughout the passage and the whole book. ... The characterization that Kate Chopin uses to show the growth of Edna adds to the passage and the entertainment of the book as a whole. ... Kate Chopin's use of literary techniques add to the book in so many way...

• Word Count: 790
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Awakening by Kate Chopin illustrates how marriage is used to define who and what a woman is but can also cause a woman to rebel from the social norm. ... In The Awakening, Chopin mainly focuses on the character of Edna Pontellier. ... This quote describes the beginning of Edna's process of awakening. ... In the process of her awakening, one of the things Edna claims back is her body. ... Chopin states, "The pigeon-house pleased her. ...

• Word Count: 1838
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

Awakenings Exploited people in the world have always had struggles in finding their voice. ... This battle is delicately illustrated in Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening. ... (Chopin 101) Mrs. ... Kate Chopin chose to end her touching novel with death. ... Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening, follows a young woman on her journey to autonomy. ...

• Word Count: 1629
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the novel The Awakening, Kate Chopin uses allegory to show a psychological struggle for happiness, independence, and relationships through the character of Edna Pontellier. ... And she found it good to dream and to be alone and unmolested" (Chopin 58). ... No longer was she content to '"feed upon opinion"' when her own soul had invited her" (Chopin 94). ... She felt in it satisfaction of a kind which no other employment afforded her" (Chopin 11). ... If he were to say, 'Here, Robert, take her and be happy; she is yours,' I should laugh at you b...

• Word Count: 1575
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel The Awakening, the author Kate Chopin explains the social norms of the women in Victorian society. Edna Pontellier is the main in The Awakening. ... However, deep inside she feels different and later has The Awakening. ...

• Word Count: 380
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel, "The Awakening," Kate Chopin demonstrates how women were "caged in the late 18th century and were unable to express themselves as individuals. ... The first line in "The Awakening," states "a green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage..."" (5). ... Chopin states, "Esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels"" (14). ... The imagery and symbolism of birds throughout this novel, shows us a better understanding at how Chopin relates these birds to real life. ... As Chopin states, "Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, ...

• Word Count: 1075
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School