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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. The novel’s blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature.
The Awakening Summary
The novel opens with the Pontellier family—Léonce, a New Orleans businessman of Louisiana Creole heritage; his wife Edna; and their two sons, Etienne and Raoul—vacationing on Grand Isle at a resort on the Gulf of Mexico managed by Madame Lebrun and her two sons, Robert and Victor. Edna spends most of her time with her close friend Adèle Ratignolle, who cheerily and boisterously reminds Edna of her duties as a wife and mother. At Grand Isle, Edna eventually forms a connection with Robert Lebrun, a charming, earnest young man who actively seeks Edna’s attention and affections. When they fall in love, Robert senses the doomed nature of such a relationship and flees to Mexico under the guise of pursuing a nameless business venture. The narrative focus moves to Edna’s shifting emotions as she reconciles her maternal duties with her desire for social freedom and to be with Robert.
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Name Of the Novel: The Awakening Book
Author: Kate Chopin
Working title: A Solitary Soul
Country: United States
Language: English
Genre: Feminist literature
Set in: New Orleans and Louisiana Gulf coast, 1890s
Publisher: Herbert S. Stone & Co.
Publication date: April 22, 1899
Media type: Print: hardcover
Pages: 303
OCLC: 1420631
Dewey Decimal: 813.4
LC Class: PS1294.C63 A64 1899
Text: The Awakening at Wikisource
Book Type: Pdf / ePub
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