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A 7 page paper which analyzes the search for love and the identity which promised liberation in Kate Chopin's 1899 novel, "The Awakening," by examining the themes of patriarchal oppression, repression, depression and rebellion. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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7 pages (~225 words per page)
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too well with feminist author Kate Chopin, or the protagonist of her classic (and scandalous) 1899 novel, The Awakening. Edna Pontillier spent a lifetime trying to figure out who
she was. Because she lost her mother at an early age, she had no female authority figure to serve as her role model. Much of her search to
define herself and maintain a sense of individuality in a patriarchal society fuels much of the plot in The Awakening. While no two critics seem to agree as to
what inspires Ednas eventual awakening, it can be assumed that it culminated in the liberation from the repression and depression which plagued her throughout most of her life. Her
rebellion was not merely a symbolic declaration of independence. It was a personal statement to society on the brink of a new century that women were not always going
to play the game of life in accordance to mans rules. Edna Pontillier always seemed to be "caught between two extremes" (Mahon 228). She was the middle child, with
elder sister Margaret described as "matronly and dignified," while younger sister Janet enjoyed the reputation of being "something of a vixen" (Chopin 480). While Edna would ultimately resemble more vixen
than matron, she needed to attach a descriptive label to herself which belonged to her alone, and to no one else. It becomes evident throughout The Awakening that Ednas
relationship with her father was both complicated and uncomfortable. She constantly aspired to gain his favor and attention, and yet once she seemed to have it, she wondered why
she had ever wanted it in the first place. She "was glad to be rid of [him]... with his padded shoulders, his Bible reading, his `toddies and his ponderous
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