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In eight pages the twenty first century perspective is applied to this novel first published in 1899 in order to determine its mes...

In five pages this research paper examines how Chopin carefully crafted protagonist Edna Pontellier to be the central focus of her...

men who have affairs gain the tacit approval of their peers, whereas women are condemned. As Deter (2002) points out, Mr Beauforts...

population of the resort is almost entirely Creole, so Edna is immersed in a culture in which she feels like a stranger, one that ...

the narrator informs the reader, looks at his wife as she were a "valuable piece of personal property" (Chopin 4). It is largely E...

In five page this research paper examines the female characters revelations and what they say about their competition and their li...

was a Louisiana wife steeped in the traditions of the plantation South. She married prosperous Leonce Pontellier so that she coul...

adopted this view of Zeena. In fact, Elizabeth Ammons in her 1980 text on Frome, draws parallels between Whartons narrative and th...

much of a respected figure. One author, in noting this states that his "playboy image impeded the proper assessment of his work" (...

is reflected in The Awakening. No woman could have any greater calling than to be a good wife and mother. In fact, that was the ...

third person (not a character in the story)" (Peterson elements.html). From this basic understanding of the element of point of...

believed that "Authority, coercion are what is needed" as the "only way to manage a wife," and seemed unaware that the may have "c...

it. Chopin reveals little of Ednas background, but what she does tell the reader is very significant (Taylor and Fineman 35). Edna...

ways, but at the same time there are serious hints about her controlled and adequately "mature" life. In many ways the reader can ...

feel "normal" she simply goes about her day. There is an air of loneliness, despair and isolation, which would make any individual...

with love and tenderness, a place where man and woman awaken each other to share the beauty and brutality of life together in mutu...

AS the novel develops and Edna works towards finding meaning and creative expression in her life she attempts painting which does ...

is set on Grand Isle in Louisiana and the Gulf plays a large part in the narrative. We learn that Edna is very fond of music and ...

(Chopin Chapter VII). She then meets Robert and her life takes a powerful turn. Not only does she engage in a very passionate a...

themselves aloof until the conditions of their acquiescence are met through achieving an understanding with the men who occupy the...

shocked the public because the protagonist, Edna Pontellier differed dramatically from the prescribed gender role for white women ...

the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that never looked save with love upon her" (Chopin). But beyond this bitterness, ...

that Faulkner is telling. We can only speculate as to his reasons for not allowing her to speak directly and instead relying on ot...

In 7 pages this paper discusses how the author expressed real life feelings in this short story. Seventeen sources are cited in t...

undying life of the world" (Chopin PG). Chopins message of forbidden feminine desire is indicative of the prolific writers...

In seven pages the way local color is used by the authors in such short stories as Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's 'The New England Nun,...

In five pages 19th century marriage and the woman's role within it are examined in a comparison of Kate Chopin's 'The Story of an ...

In six pages this paper examines how powerful women are depicted in The Widow of Ephesus, Alice Walker's 'Everyday Use' and Kate C...

This paper analyzes the literary technique of foreshadowing as seen in Kate Chopin's work, The Story of an Hour. This five page p...

However, it is clear from the opening section of the narrative that the unknown writer of the letters has seen a very different...