The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is a complex work of literature. ... Because of its complexity, it is difficult to classify The Awakening into a literary category. ... In The Awakening, Chopin introduces the beautiful Grand Isle, an island getaway in the Gulf of Mexico. ... In The Awakening, this aspect of Romanticism is not so clear. ... One way Chopin shows this is through Robert Lebrun. ...

• Word Count: 4173
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

An analysis of the relationships presented in the novels The Awakening and Madame Bovary will be given. In The Awakening, Edna marries Leonce Pontellier, a wealthy New Orleans businessman. ... (Chopin 173) Soon after, Chopin again describes Edna in Leonce's eyes, he says she is "the sole object of his existence."" ... (Deyo 112) As Edna progresses further into her "awakening,"" Leonce sees it instead as mental illness. ... Mademoiselle Reisz is a friend to Edna in The Awakening. ...

• Word Count: 3600
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School