Kate Chopin's The Awakening
“The Awakening” is a novel written in 1899 by Kate Chopin (1850-1904). “The Awakening” is a novel of life in the south and opens in the late 1800’s in Grand Isle near New Orleans. “The Awakening” can be viewed by three different perspectives; psychoanalytical, historical, and feminist. The historical perspective focuses on the setting of the story; the year and the major events of that time period. For the historical perspective “The Awakening” is set in the Victorian times of the south when Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 until her death in 1901. The British people had a long prosperity during her reign (ukanswers.com). The feministic perspective focuses on gender and the beliefs of ...
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a woman surrounded by a society in which she does not fit in; a society of Creoles. Although Edna was married to a Creole she was never at home at Grand Isle as she was never so immersed with them before. (Chopin, 1899, chap 4, para 11, lines 1-2).
Edna was a young wife with little concern for her husband and her marriage. Edna did not conform to the envisioned role of a wife. “He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in things which concerned him, and valued so little his conversation.” (Chopin, 1899, chap 2, para 3). Edna did not marry her husband out of love; at least not for love on her side. Edna did not have the typical marriage of a woman in her era, especially at Grand Isles. ”Her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an accident, in this respect resembling many other marriages which masquerade as the decrees of Fate.” (Chopin, 1899, chap 7, para 27). Edna was not your typical wife of Grand ...
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package of delicacies with the other ladies of Grand Isle. (Chopin, 1899, chap 3, para 18 lines 1-2; para 19 lines 2-3). Edna has little respect for her husband as a man and provider; Edna does not carry herself as a devoted wife that the society in which she lives “all declared that Mr. Pontellier was the best husband in the world. Mrs. Pontellier was forced to admit that she knew of none better.” (Chopin, 1899, chap 3, para 19).
Edna’s identity as a mother was absent; she did not have the motherly instincts. She was not a doting compassionate mother which was expected. Edna was not the type of mother to run to her child’s side and kiss away the tears and provide comfort. “If one of ...
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