Before we start to discuss how does Kate Chopin present the question of gender in The Awakening, I think I have to give a little background of the story. ... The setting was in the society of Grand Isle, and it had many expectations on its women that are belong to their husband and also suppose to be subordinate to their children, too. ... In the beginning of The Awakening, the narrator said that Léonce thinks of Edna as "the sole object of his existence."" ... The awakening of feminist movement has evoked woman's self-awareness. ...

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Chopin illustrates the oppression of Louise by the setting in "The Story of an Hour" A. Setting takes place in the house B. Setting occurs in an hour II. ... This paper will examine how Chopin reveals this theme through setting, imagery, symbolism, and irony. ... These images associated with Louise's sensory awakening indicate a new birth. ...

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Also, the setting plays a major role in describing the feelings of Elisa. The setting reinforces Elisa's feelings of isolation from the world. ... On the other hand, the setting takes on a role of a prison in which one would feel trapped as expressed in this quote, "The high gray flannel fog of winter closed off the Salina's valley from the sky and from the rest of the world. ... Another part of the setting that plays an equally important role is the fence that surrounds Elisa's garden. ... After the departure of the man she had met, Elisa feels rejuvenated and experiences s...

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These two stories have different settings, different characters, they were even written at different times. ... This is a story about a boy's quest, but even though the quest ends in failure, it results in his awakening and his first step into manhood. ...

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