One of the main focuses of the book was that of praising women. ... Her most influential stories were about women, including a story where the main character is attracted to her husband's best friend. ... 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). ...

• Word Count: 1243
• 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). ... In the story the main character, Paula Von Stoltz, who is a successful pianist, reject an offer of marriage to pursue her passion in life, music. ... In this story the main character, Mrs. ... The character, Athenaise, is a young girl who's promised to be married to a gentleman by the name of Cazeau. ... Chopin's career is cut short when her last novel "The Awakening" is published in 1899. ...

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

The current views and the beginning of change in those views that some of society held towards the independence of women in the late 1800s can be seen through the character portrayals in "A White Heron." ... The story also showed change when it mentioned the awakening of Mrs. ... With this character and his display of stuffed dead birds, it relates how women were also viewed in this time. ... Her character reminisces about how things were when there were still men around at her place. ... Sylvia the story's main character is shown as a free spirit. ...

• Word Count: 498
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The current views and the beginning of change in those views that some of society held towards the independence of women in the late 1800s can be seen through the character portrayals in "A White Heron." ... The story also showed change when it mentioned the awakening of Mrs. ... With this character and his display of stuffed dead birds, it relates how women were also viewed in this time. ... Her character reminisces about how things were when there were still men around at her place. ... Sylvia the story's main character is shown as a free spirit. ...

• Word Count: 498
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Mallard, the main character, experiences realistic situations that Chopin either experienced one way or another in her own life, or was exposed to by society. ... Mallard"s character, on the other hand, can be interpreted in several ways, but I believe she was quite weak and submissive in comparison with Chopin herself. ... Her most famous and controversial work at the time, The Awakening, received negative reviews and editors became less receptive to her work, ending her writing career (Classic Lit). ... After her spiritual awakening and realization of her newfound freedom, Mrs. ... Malla...

• Word Count: 1052
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

John Steinbeck utilizes two main characters to contrast different forms of strength in the short story " The Chrysanthemums". ... 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. ...

• Word Count: 694
• Approx Pages: 3

Many believe that a person's character and integrity lie deep within, dating back to what was seen as a child and how they were brought up. ... As seen in the very first story, Three Shots, the very young character of Nick Adams contemplates death and is clearly frightened of it more than anything else in the world at that time. ... This is seen in The Light of the World, in which Nick finds himself surrounded by repulsive thugs, prostitutes, and bullies; but is most evident in The Killers, where Nick comes in close contact with his own death when two men enter a diner, their main obje...

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

In the story "Young Goodman Brown," Nathaniel Hawthorne shows his main character, the innocent, pure, and love stricken Young Goodman Brown. ... The two questions that Hawthorne implies are why his character cannot adapt to the community and what conditions does the character not agree. ... The character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story is not content with the community that he lives in. ... Dramatic irony is when the reader perceives something that a character in the story does not. ... Through the ironic naming of the characters, Poe delivers these visual images to the readers. ...

• Word Count: 2414
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

In her novel The Great Awakening, she addresses women's roles in society and relationships with men. ... The social ideology in the story "Desiree's Baby- was powerful and dangerous and held no escape for any character. ... This suitor, Armand Aubigny was racist and wretched but the young bride was in love and looked past his flawed character. ... The death of his mother while living in France when he was eight years old may have had a precarious effect on his character. ... This demented individuals main goal was to crush the soul of Desiree and to punish God for what he feels was ...

• Word Count: 1926
• Approx Pages: 8