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    There are multiple definitions to having an “awakening.” In Webster’s dictionary the definition states, “coming into existence or awareness.” In a metaphorical sense, an awakening could be whatever the person makes it. In the case of Edna Pontellier, she is awakened by the romance of a man other than her husband. This romance, also understood as her true happiness, costs her the marriage she has built over the years, but helped her gain strength as a woman. The focus has been placed on Edna’s…

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    The Movie Awakenings

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    In the movie, Awakenings, there were many actual depictions of what happened during the trial. The actual events of the drug trial were performed by Dr. Oliver Sacks who asked that his name be changed in the movie. During the 1920s there was an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica that spread worldwide. Symptoms of encephalitis begin with high fever, headache, and sore throat. Progression of the disease has symptoms of muscle pain, tremors, slowing of physical and mental response as well as…

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    Chopin's The Awakening

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    With The Awakening being published in the year 1899, it can be deemed as an early work of feminism several years prior to the successes of the first wave feminist movement which granted women the right to vote in 1920. Chopin’s work could potentially have been inspired by the first wave feminist movement which proposed legislation in 1878. I think Chopin is finding inspiration from the first wave feminist movements and she is reflecting her progressive views onto the main character Edna. Edna…

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    Sofia Blankenship Mrs. Schroder AP Literature and Composition 28 December 2016 The Price of Sacrifice: 2014 Prompt In Kate Chopin’s novella, The Awakening, she addresses a variety of issues specific to the Victorian Era the scenes are set in, such as double standards or the deep divide between socioeconomic classes. Yet, one of the most prominent points Chopin approaches, is how values are exposed by what an individual is willing to sacrifice. She expresses this through her tragic heroine,…

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    Widely considered to be a prominent novel in American literature, The Awakening by Kate Chopin tells the story of one woman’s struggle between marriage, motherhood, and independence during the late 19th century. The novel explores the life of Edna Pontellier, a woman who is unsatisfied by her marriage to her husband and motherhood and begins to challenge the standards of society. Kate Chopin addresses the issue of the conventional social norms placed upon women during the time period, and she…

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    Despite living in a modern world, social convictions are still present in some countries, especially one that limit women from doing certain things that men can do. '' The Awakening'' by Kate Chopin, set in the Victorian Era tells the story of Edna Pontellier as she breaks away from social norms and pursues her own ambitions which ultimately lead to her death. Furthermore, Edna's death illustrates her rebellion as a form of self-expression. Edna's need for having affairs…

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    In “The Awakening” the protagonist Edna Pontellier awakens herself on a family vacation on Grand Isle. Her awakening consists of meeting Robert Lebrun,falling in love with him, and becoming defiant of her husband. Her defiance is more evident as the story continues, while still on vacation, Edna refuses to go to bed, instead, she lays in a hammock all night until her muscles are sore. Once back home on Esplanade Street Edna refused to take call Tuesday, instead, she decides to go out which…

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    Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening tells the story of Edna, a married woman, who falls in love with another man, Robert, in 19th century Louisiana. The chosen passage takes place after Edna’s trip to the beach with Robert where she contemplates why she chose to go out with him. The usage of literary devices, metaphors, symbolism, and alliterations help evoke the overarching themes of freedom and solitude, convention versus individuality, and the theme of reflection. To begin with, in this excerpt…

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    The Awakening by Kate Chopin is a literary work full of symbolism that adds meaning to the story and to the characters. Throughout the story Edna Pontieller expresses her progress, in The Awakening, as a new woman by using the symbolism of the caged birds, art and music, houses, and the sea. From the very beginning of the story, the caged birds play a main role in symbolizing Edna’s entrapment. In the book the parrots kept repeating ““ Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That’s all right!””…

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    fulfilling and doing everything that was expected of me. I lost my dream, I lost my wing, and most importantly I lost me. The women in The Awakening can be seen as a representation of Chopin. Chopin’s writing is based off women in transitional periods. Adele Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz, and Edna Pontellier are different versions of Chopin. In the story, The Awakening shows the reality that is not spoken about. That even though we are biologically made to have children doesn’t mean that…

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