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![]() The AwakeningKate ChopinIn Kate Chopin's The Awakening, passion and sensuality surface in Edna Pontellier, a wife and mother who seeks to explore her true self beyond the confines of her dull domestic life. Edna's attraction to high drama sparks affairs outside her marriage as she follows her romantic impulse to add some excitement to her everyday existence. Her rebellion against the personal and social forces that she sees as enslaving her ultimately lead her to escape through suicide. Search this CliffsNote
Book SummaryKate Chopin BiographyPersonal BackgroundEducation, Marriage, and ChildrenHer Later YearsLiterary WritingAbout The AwakeningIntroductionLiterary LimitationsThe Influence of ScienceThe Influence of Naturalism and RomanticismSummary, Analysis, and Original Text by ChapterChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapters 7–8Chapters 9–11Chapters 12–14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20Chapter 21Chapter 22Chapter 23Chapter 24Chapter 25Chapter 26Chapters 27–28Chapter 29Chapters 30–31Chapter 32Chapters 33–35Chapter 36Chapter 37Chapter 38Chapter 39Character ListCharacter MapCharacter AnalysisEdna PontellierLéonce PontellierRobert LebrunMademoiselle ReiszCritical EssaysArt in Edna Pontellier's LifeWing Imagery in The AwakeningStudy and Homework HelpFull Glossary for The AwakeningQuizEssay QuestionsPractice Projects
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