Kate Chopin's The Awakening depicts the difficulties a woman at the turn of the twentieth century must face when she becomes unsatisfied with her existence. ... The awakening of Mrs. ... The struggle that exists between her desire to make her feelings known and the difficulty that she has doing so is apparent during her "awakening." ... The title of The Awakening may refer specifically to one facet of its plot, intended by its author. However, this individual fundamental issue necessitates the emergence of several other "awakenings." ...

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The title of the novel "The Awakening" represents the "awakening" of Edna through the realization of her true feelings and this realization often preceded by sleep and she does a great deal of it. ... For instance, during Edna's party a fountain could be heard; water is usually associated with freshness, purity, motherhood, however, in this case the fountain's splash is described as "monotonous" which may underline the idea that motherhood has become monotonous due to the awakening of a different, liberated Edna. ... This perhaps also shows that Edna could not take in any more of the...

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