Zeitgeist of Freedom The Zeitgeist of 1765-1870 can be characterized by certain features that are evident in all cultural artifacts in this time period. In all the artifacts, I noticed the overlapping theme of freedom to author our own minds. Although not all of the authors decided to abide by the accepted convention of the times, they clearly showed evidence that it was the spirit to demonstrate self-expression and that it wasn't necessary to follow what society was doing. During this time period, it was highly frowned upon if you chose to defy society's standards, an in artifacts such as Chopin's influential The Awakening, we see this defiance lead to self discovery and exposure of long subdued emotions. One cultural artifact where this
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We see a lot of Edna exploring her own identity and awakenings of rebirth and maturation. Edna is awakening to her journey of self-awareness and realization. As the book goes on she begins to become conscious of the fact that she really does not have a place in the world around her. She is doing what she can to remove herself from the spirit of conforming to society's standards and expectations. She is following the Zeitgeist of becoming human the only way she knows how to. She becomes more independent in all that she does. I believe this specific artifact does the best job of representing the Zeitgeist, because even though everybody around Edna is conforming to society's standards and the way the times are supposed to be, Edna is beginning to think for herself and also express herself in the different ways that she knows how. Particularly, Edna begins to self-express thorough new languages, art, music, and love. The Zeitgeist of the times was to follow the society around you, and Adele was the perfect example of what a "mother-woman" is supposed to look like during this time period. Edna dared to venture into her own emotions and intelligence like Immanuel Kant discussed, and she used her own mind to begin to think for herself and to actually verbalize these thoughts to just about everybody she came in conversation with. Edna was truly brave, and to go with the spirit of the times and actually express her own emotions took lot brainpower
We see a lot of Edna exploring her own identity and awakenings of rebirth and maturation. Edna is awakening to her journey of self-awareness and realization. As the book goes on she begins to become conscious of the fact that she really does not have a place in the world around her. She is doing what she can to remove herself from the spirit of conforming to society's standards and expectations. She is following the Zeitgeist of becoming human the only way she knows how to. She becomes more independent in all that she does. I believe this specific artifact does the best job of representing the Zeitgeist, because even though everybody around Edna is conforming to society's standards and the way the times are supposed to be, Edna is beginning to think for herself and also express herself in the different ways that she knows how. Particularly, Edna begins to self-express thorough new languages, art, music, and love. The Zeitgeist of the times was to follow the society around you, and Adele was the perfect example of what a "mother-woman" is supposed to look like during this time period. Edna dared to venture into her own emotions and intelligence like Immanuel Kant discussed, and she used her own mind to begin to think for herself and to actually verbalize these thoughts to just about everybody she came in conversation with. Edna was truly brave, and to go with the spirit of the times and actually express her own emotions took lot brainpower