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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"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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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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