... Pontellier, seems to be trying to find herself in her society. Theme: The theme of the book is self-discovery and discontent. The theme also includes rebellion, growing up, and becoming free. Characters: Edna Ponteilier-Main Character-The book describes her as a 28 year-old woman that is handsome instead of beautiful. She is the character that does the awakening. Since she felt confined as a mother and wife, she began to ... rebel. Although she really cared about her children, she eventually killed herself. Leonce Ponteilier-Edna's husband-He is of Creole descent, which plays a factor ....

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... one must face, it is an experience that will linger in one's life for all eternity. In the worksThose Winter Sundays? andBarn Burning?, the main character in each is going through thegrowing up? stage of their life. The main characters in each work express different feelings about growing up and the environment in which it occurs. In one, a grown man remembers how his father showed him love without ... or no affection in return. Abner's constant rebellion is displayed by a rough, sour character and exemplified when he burns his landlord's barn down. Through out the story, it becomes app...

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... , a young boy who lived in Dublin around the turn of the century. This is a story about a boy's quest, but even though the quest ends in failure, it results in his awakening and his first step into manhood. At the beginning of the story he is lonely and isolated, yet imaginative. He is ignorant and therefore innocent, and lacks the full understanding of the world around him. This all changes quickly after ... , she only does whatever comes her way. At the end of the story she again gets swept up by the emotions of the moment and ends up making love to her boss. Both of the main characters...

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... 12 28 Aug 2002 Uncovering the Darkness from the eyes of the Blind In the stories Hedda Gabler and The Awakening by Henrik Ibsen and Kate Chopin both main characters represent themselves as morally ambiguous characters . Hedda in Hedda Gabler presents herself as a purely evil woman, with no goals in her life but to destroy those that surround her. Whereas Edna in The Awakening identifies herself to the reader as purely good and ... that the people around her are the evil ... ...

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... , a young boy who lived in Dublin around the turn of the century. This is a story about a boy's quest, but even though the quest ends in failure, it results in his awakening and his first step into manhood. At the beginning of the story he is lonely and isolated, yet imaginative. He is ignorant and therefore innocent, and lacks the full understanding of the world around him. This all changes quickly after ... , she only does whatever comes her way. At the end of the story she again gets swept up by the emotions of the moment and ends up making love to her boss. Both of the main characters...

• Word Count: 838
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School