... of a mother's pregnancy journey is effectively presented. Despite the second and third stanza mainly identifying with the journey of a foetus, the last stanza of the poem provides the depiction of the awakening of not only the child but also the sleeper. The symbolism of the word, "daylight," defines the awakening of not only the child as it enters the light of the real world, but also the awakening of an individual after a night of sleep. However ... , the use of the word, "expulsion," provides a negative connotation ... ...

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... is primarily white males it is limited to a small portion of the population. The rest of the population "women, blacks, Hispanics, those of Oriental descent and other "are excluded and their opinions are often overlooked. Until recently, Kate Chopin has been excluded from the canon so her masterpiece, The Awakening has been ignored. The tales of slavery written by former slaves or children of former ... slaves also have been excluded. The fact that the canon only has books older than a hundred years included in it mean that modern works are sometimes ignored ... , so the canon also makes...

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