Loved ita truly stunning naturalist novel from the turn of the 20th century and a beautiful portrayal of a psychologically complex protagonist whose doubts and whose weaknesses only make her stand out even more as a stunning literary creation
The Awakening (1899)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.
- ISBN:
- 9781513264547
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- 221 pages
Genres: romance, literary fiction, classics
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Loved itthis is a wonderful like proto-feminist classic
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Loved itthe awakening by Kate Chopin is about the confines of being in a gilded cage it's about the domestic sphere it's about being a woman in the 19th century in America I really want to reread this
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Loved itI adored it so much I was about halfway through I went to the library and picked it up just because the person was reading it too slow