... , The Awakening, takes place in the late 1800s in Grand Isle, a summer holiday resort popular with the wealthy inhabitants of nearby New Orleans. The main character, Edna, takes a break from New Orleans life to vacation there with her husband and children. An important aspect of this novel ... case was a completely different society. Essentialism is an especially strong form of background assumption. One assumes stereotypes placed on women are factual. According to Ian Hacking, a person's gender is an essential element of a person's being; therefore gender is not inevitable only in the ...

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