How does Kate Chopin present the question of gender in he
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 story took place in the late 1800's, while women's liberation was never be concerned about. At this time women were supposed to find happiness in serving their husbands and also taking care of the children.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 Edna’s society, there were lots of "mother-women," who "idolized their children, worshipped their husbands, and esteemed it to a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals". The characters of Adele Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz represent what the society views as the appropriate and inappropriate woman figures. Mademoiselle Ratignolle was the ideal Grand Isle woman, a home-loving mother and a good wife; however, Mademoisel
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Léonce Edna, Mademoiselle Reisz, Grand Isle, Kate Chopin, Titanic Rose, Mademoiselle Ratignolle, , grand isle, mademoiselle reisz,
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