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. The main character, Edna Ponellier, fights throughout the story to try and discover her own self and voice. ... I think her drowning illustrates an even greater strength within her character. ... Kate Chopin's novel, The Awakening, follows a young woman on her journey to autonomy. ...

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

In her novel, The Awakening, Kate Chopin dares to break free from an oppressive society through her main character: Edna Pontellier. ... The first of her "awakenings" is that of an intellectual sort. ... The two characters are the antithesis of each other. ... Through this action she has shown a true awakening of a new Edna. Though she has had a true self awakening, her true love Robert finds himself unwilling to respond to her advances. ...

• Word Count: 1361
• Approx Pages: 5

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. ... Another character to help formulate Edna's new found independence was Mademoiselle Reisz. ... It at once assumed the intimate character of a home, while she herself invested it with a charm which it reflected like a warm glow. ...

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

The Awakening and "The Dream of an Hour" show freedom for women through symbols such as nature. ... Her art also represents the pinnacle of her awakening towards freedom. This is the awakening Edna finds while on the beach. ... The awakening is the reason she learns to swim. ... Just as in The Awakening, in "The Dream of an Hour" the main character has a symbolic rebirth and experience freedom even though it is only for a number of minutes. ...

• Word Count: 1547
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School