1. The Ideal Of Womanhood In Kate Chopin's The Awakening
When a woman married, her wealth passed to her husband. ... Therefore, they depended upon their looks - according to the ideals of men, charm, and domestic skills. ... The general opinion was that an education was wasted on a woman. ... The traditional role of woman as the ideal of Southern virtue, compassionate and charitable, was however, in danger from the influence of the outspoken women of the North. ... Under the Louisiana legal code, a woman belonged to her husband. ...
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- Grade Level: High School