The Ideal of Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer rights than men. ... The Awakening by Kate Chopin, set in the coastal region of Louisiana, was written and published during this time. ... This was the era, in which Kate Chopin lived, and wrote The Awakening. Grand Isle, on the outermost shore of Louisiana, was the setting used by Chopin to tell the tragic and thought provoking tale of Edna Pontellier's search for her true self. ... In The Awakening, this was avidly portrayed in the personage of Adele Ratignoll...

• Word Count: 3206
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... The meaningful settings, each individual character, and the psychology of it all clearly illustrate Romanticism. ... Grand Isle is a place for relaxation and escape, and it becomes the perfect setting for Edna Pontellier's Romantic Journey. ... In The Awakening, this aspect of Romanticism is not so clear. ...

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