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 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." The evolution of Edna Pontellier's character alters many aspects of her personality, other than the obvious sexual development she undergoes. ...

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Essentialism within Kate Chopin's The Awakening Kate Chopin's 1899 novel, The Awakening, takes place in the late 1800s in Grand Isle, a summer holiday resort popular with the wealthy inhabitants of nearby New Orleans. The main character, Edna, takes a break from New Orleans life to vacation there with her husband and children. ... Essentialism is blatantly seen throughout The Awakening. ...

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The Great Awakening was a string of religious revivals that influenced all parts of English America in the 18th century, particularly the Middle Colonies. ... The Great Awakening split up the Presbyterian Church into two groups, the more orthodox "Old Side" and the evangelical "New Side". ... Slanderous remarks against the ministerial character had now become public debate, suggesting that the division during the Awakening was effectively challenging the old structures of authority. ...

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Provoked by the Second Great Awakening, many reformers advocated for improvements and believed in self-improvement. ... President Andrew Jackson's idea adds insight to the reasons and motivations of campaigning for reforming of ones self (DOC 1); He believed that by elevating our people and institutions people can become more God-like in character and capable of governing himself. ... The Second Great Awakening stimulated this inspiration, women were inspired especially. ... As the Second Great Awakening spread, the converts, especially women, led to the reformation of a rapidly changin...

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In her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen successfully incorporates various social and mental awakenings that, in turn, serve as significant turning points in the novel. These dramatic shifts in character, much like Elizabeth's evolving perception of Darcy and the foreshadowing of Lydia's "imprudent" marriage to Wickham, correspondingly convey a sense of suspense and excitement to the reader. ... Consequentially, such drastic similarities of character and situation create a sense of suspense, causing the reader to ponder whether or not Lydia will repeat the same mistake committ...

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Dispite the difficulties the characters in Pleasantville are better off for experiencing change in their lives. ... Indeed, along with sex, art, and literature, characters experience difficulties like prejudice and rioting. ... Jennifer is a very shallow, meaningless and underneath unhappy character. ... The character Jennifer really matures and benefits through her experience in Pleasantville becoming a more meaningful, mature, and intelligent character. ... Betty changes for good from ever-smiling virgin housewife through the confusion and fear of awakening sexuality to become a strong an...

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The main character of the novel "A Room with a View " is Lucy Honeychurch, a young English woman who follows the social convensions of the Victorian middle class which she belongs to. ... In Forster's opinion Italians are more joyful and spontaneous, so Lucy's awakening becames from the country's influence. ... As writer, Foster is known and appreciated because of the accurate study of the characters in his novels; they are always vital and round, full of contraddictions and dubts. In "A Room with a View- his interest is mainly connected with Lucy's development...

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"The Coming of Age Experience" is a very significant period in life because people have to continue to find themselves and explore who they are by experiencing rough circumstances in life, while being subjected to an awakening of a bigger picture of life outside their own small world. ... As an individual grows physically and spiritually, and cognitively, there is a commencement or an awakening in which a person begins to not only have a mental picture of themselves in a certain situation, but in addition, how other people affect them and how others are also affected. ... The awakening is li...

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For the purposes of this discussion and for reasons discussed below, the character of Gilgamesh parallels with the narrator of Fight Club, while Enkidu parallels with the character of Tyler Durden. ... While The Epic of Gilgamesh explores the evolution of the characters into more civilized versions of themselves, the film Fight Club presents the awakening of a man from civilized culture into uncivilized, rebellious behavior. ... Although Gilgamesh and the narrator of Fight Club are very different characters, they are the anti-heroes of each story. An anti-hero is described as a central charact...

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Part One: "The Brahmin's Son," "With the Samanas," "Gotama," "Awakening" Summary The young Brahmin Siddhartha spends his days in meditation and contemplation, enjoying the love and admiration of his family, best friend, Govinda, and all who lay eyes on his beautiful, regal form. ... Leaving the grove, Siddhartha experiences an awakening. ... It is clear from the beginning that this story is not meant to be realistic; Hesse renders his main character as a type, exaggerated to the point of abstraction. ... The other characters, too, are extremes or types: they are either followers, such...

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From the days of the cavemen, to the transcendentalist movement of the Second Great Awakening, to modern day, mankind is finding comfort and closure in nature. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, nature is extremely significant in the development of the plot, characters, themes, and main idea. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne also uses nature to influence the character development in the Scarlet Letter. ... Nature is also used to show the identity of characters in the novel. ... The natural setting that is used to describe Chillingworth makes his character erie and mysterious. ...

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The Motorcycle Diaries recounts the motorcycle trip (in 1952) of two friends the 29 years old Alberto Granado and the protagonist and later revolutionary character the 23 years old Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. ... Vilas states that "His (Guevara) political and social awakening has very much do with this face-to-face contact with poverty, exploitation, illness, and suffering". ...

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The author effectively used arguments based on values, character, and reasons to supports his ideas and actions. ... King continues to use more arguments based on reason and value to improve the readers' awakening, stimulate their spiritual consciousness, and change their decision making principles by reflecting on the current social circumstances imposed by the current status quo. ... King effectively used arguments based on values, character, and reasons to support his recent actions in Birmingham and refute any unreasonable accusations of the clergymen. ...

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All in all, Mark Twain creates an ideal character from his time that ends up creating a semi-utopian environment in Camelot. Awakening into the medieval world of King Arthur and Camelot, Hank Morgan saw political injustice. ... In conclusion, the social and political satire, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain, uses a character from 19th century America as a type of savor to the horrible feudalistic times of the Middle Age Camelot. ...

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The character of Major Molineux represents an ego trapped within a self-indulged idealism. ... Major Molineux's character is the black and white perceptions never coming to realize that there are many shades of gray in between. ... Robin's character represents the epiphany of self-guided acknowledgement that the ego must be abandoned first and foremost before any progress can occur. ... To understand the concept of the awakening of the self, the reader needs to step back from the lines of the page, and observe how even the point of view cries out the message of changes to come. ....

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Chinese writer Lu Xun and Japanese right-wing philosopher Kita Ikki are profiled as intellectuals who sought to resolve the conflict between the national character and international standing of their homelands. At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, there was a national awakening in China. ...

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Feminist approaches towards literature are concerned with the portrayal of female characters. ... Classic psychoanalytic criticism applied the theories either to the author, or his or her characters, which were seen as internalised images that have come from the author's unconscious. ... Looked at another way, a major theme of the book is the gradual awakening of Paul to the deadly effects of his Oedipal fixation on his mother. ...

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