Kate Chopin's The Awakening, is a memorable story of one woman's quest for self happiness and strength. ... The Awakening begins at Grand Isle, a vacation spot of wealthy Creoles from New Orleans. ... When she realizes this, she feels as though she has had her own awakening. ... The main theme of the book undisputedly would be going against society to fulfill self happiness. ... Another theme is sexuality. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

At the height of her fame, she also wrote and published two novels "At Fault" (1890) and "The Awakening" (1899). ... Her themes center around the social, emotional, and sexual roles of women within those societies. ... In 1884, the same feminist theme can be seen in her other stories such as "The Story of an Hour", written in 1894. ... Chopin's career is cut short when her last novel "The Awakening" is published in 1899. The book was widely banned because of its theme of adultery and depiction of a woman's sexual urges. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Not only Edna Pontellier, the rebellious heroine in The Awakening, but also the independent minded women in her Creole stories received extensive commentary- (Brown page 1). ... In "The Awakening- and "The Storm- she shows rebellion through the protagonist in the stories. ... Mallard's awakening with an open window when she enters the room. ... The Awakening by Kate Chopin was considered very shocking when it was first published because of the "sexual awakening" of the main character, Edna Pontellier, and her unconventional behavior (Evans no page). ... The Storm, another great story w...

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• Grade Level: High School

Essay Assignment #3 Kate Chopin's "The Storm" By John Youssef Professor Johnson Humanities 420 Tuesday, December 8, 2003 Kate Chopin's "The Storm" Readings of Chopin's work's often note the tension between female characters and th...

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The power of authority, the power to transform perceptions and the power of infatuation and romantic desire all contribute to the theme of love. ... Upon the awakening of Lysander he immediately started addressing Helena in terms of extravagant love and admiration; telling her she as much excelled Hermia in beauty as a dove does a raven, and that he would run through fire for her sweet sake. ... Upon awakening, the first thing he saw was Helena, resulting in Demetrius spreading his love to her, through love speech and emotion. ...

• Word Count: 1738
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• Grade Level: High School

There is also a common theme of gender roles and the individuality of a woman in the articles researched. ... This article is effective on informing the reader the theme a lot of Chopin's work backed up with evidence of her past. ... " This particular story, along with "The Awakening" is female oriented. ... A number of her stories including "The Awakening" and "Story of An Hour" feature wives and mothers who feel enslaved. ...

• Word Count: 1852
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School