Kake Chopin
Kate Chopin is an American writer, best known for her description of culture in New Orleans, Louisiana, and of women's struggles for freedom. Many of her works including The Awakening, were examples of "local-color" and helped establish Chopin as a contributor to Southern regional literature. The Awakening attracted a lot of negative criticism for its description of a woman's developing independence and sensuality. This novel portrayed the progress of a wife, mother, and a lady addicted to finding love under her own control, and throughout the novel she undergoes awakenings that will eventually lead to her suicide. One of the first awakenings that Edna has is a marital awakening. For Edna, the marital awakening at first had a positive influence on her. One positive effect that it had was that it a sense of good things that were going to happen, "Once she stopped, and taking off her wedding ring, flung it upon the carpet. When she saw it lying there, she stamped her heel upon it, striving to crush it. But her small boot heel did not make and indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet."(56). Edna's attempt to smash the ring, is her trying to end the repression of her husband that it causes. This is very similar to
When Mr. Pontellier compares his wife to the rest of the women at Grand Isle, he sees that his wife doesn't care about her children such as the other "mother woman" did. This shows about her lack of caring for them in sickness and a general lack of being a worried mother like most mothers are. Another time when Edna abates her care for her children is right before she commits suicide, " She would give up the unessential, but she would never sacrifice herself for her children." (123). How can Edna not sacrifice herself for her children? The sacrifice that a mother would make for a child is shown on TV shows and stories about mothers who lose their children and would do anything in the world to end their suffering or have them back. To most people it is considered one of the most immoral thoughts to not care enough about your children to do anything for them. Since Edna never felt this sense of responsibly the maternal awakening she had separated her from her kids more than it did to bring them closer together. ' Out!' exclaimed her husband, with something like genuine consternation in his voice as he laid down the vinegar cruet and looked through his glasses. ' Why, what could have taken you out on Tuesday? What did you have to do?'
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Approximate Word count = 2514
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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