Feminism is a highly supported movement in the current age. While laws are in place to assure rights for women, there is a distinct difference in treatment between the genders. The novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin is a classic novel due to its acknowledgement of the sexist lifestyle of the 19th century, an issue still present today. Published in 1899, The Awakening is a classic mainly for its feminist ideals of a woman being her own, independent being. Typically, the “social norm” of this period was that people looked at women “as one […] looks at a valuable piece of personal property”. Being an independent woman in this time period was viewed as abnormal and rebellious, going against the social confines established. Nevertheless, Edna displays
