... adolescent emotions suitable for a heroine belatedly awakening. The water evokes in Edna's memory a time when her body essentially belonged to only her and not of her husband or children. Even Chopin's diction incites a figure of transfiguration in Edna, for instance: "but that night she was like a tottering, stumbling, clutching child, who of a sudden realizes its powers, and walks for the ... skilfully inserted descriptions if birds within the story to express the psychological state of Edna. For example, when Edna is about to commit suicide a bird hovers over the scene and Chopin wr...

• Word Count: 2022
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... partner in life but something that belongs to him: "[he looks] at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property" (Chopin 3). His frustration with Edna's disregard for "mother-woman" roles, and wifely roles, is constant He doesn't understand why she won't surrender to ... After deciding he cannot accept his wife's behavior to oppose his wishes he orders her to, "come in the house instantly" (Chopin 65). Before responding Edna remembered obeying her husband's wishes in similar circumstances previous to this, but couldn't conceive of why. The way her ... she visits Madam...

• Word Count: 1499
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Kate Chopin's The Awakening depicts the difficulties a woman at the turn of the twentieth century must face when she becomes unsatisfied with her existence. Edna Pontellier, the wife of an affluent Creole ... "awakenings." The evolution of Edna Pontellier's character alters many aspects of her personality, other than the obvious sexual development she undergoes. The surfacing of her artistic and expressive natures enable Chopin's heroine to fully realize the final nature that lead to her freedom. ...

• Word Count: 980
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate