The Awakening by Kate Chopin is a fiction book that tells the life story of Edna Pontellier, a southern wife and mother. This book presents many questions and very answers. In 1899 this book was banished from its publication because at this time in history, women did just what they were expected to do. They were expected to be good daughters, wives, and mothers. A woman was expected to move from the protection of her father to the protection of her husband. Edna didn't do it like that, this made her seem senile and lead her husband to send for a doctor. This situation caused Edna Pontellier to says the words that define the title, "I don't want anything but my own way. That is wanting a good deal, of course, when you have to trample upon the lives, the hearts, the prejudices of others - but no matter_" This was an awakening to her husband and society around her.
When the book begins, Edna is a married woman who seems satisfied with her life. However, she cannot find happiness. Her "awakening" begins when a young man named Robert begins loving her. Edna begins to respon
The only disadvantage I found in The Awakening was its lack of a good setting. The book is filled with a good story line but has no definite place where it takes place. Also in the middle of the book it seems like the author Kate Chopin has nothing substantial to say and causes the story to drag a little. But the overall plot and overall gist of the story is appealing.
This book tells a story of independence, freedom and will power that is not rely common in these times. This is a confraternal book that addressed tough issues when the book was published. But now these issues are a lot more common and sometimes is looked at as normal.
d to him in a way she hasn't done before. She begins to realize that she can be more than a wife and mother. All throughout the book Edna starts to become more independent. She sends her children away, she refuses to stay at home, and loves to start conflict with her husband. The bad thing about it is, her independence becomes her downfall. Edna stays married because divorce was unreal in those days. She wanted to marry Robert, b
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