others on Grand Isle? Chapter Five 1. How does Robert’s behavior toward Edna fit the pattern of Medieval and Renaissance courtly love? 2. What is the difference between Robert’s present attentions to Edna and his past attentions to Adele Ratignolle? 3. Compare Edna’s sketching with Adele’s sewing. 4. To what tradition is Chopin referring when she has Edna compare Adele to a Madonna? 5. What is ironic
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trying to keep watch of her two young “...children…” (“Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening””). Outside of balancing these stressful everyday occurrences‚ Edna tries to calm herself by trying to take advice from her friends Adele Ratignolle and Robert Lebrun. Thereupon‚ in talking with Ratignolle‚ Edna is told to give in to “...life’s delirium…” of doing of what is expected of her as a wife and a mother (94). Unlike that of Mrs. Pontellier’s predicament‚ Adele has given into that of their civilization’s ideal
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a reputation of being a womanizer he really does harbor true feelings of love for Edna. This is seen in the comparison of Robert’s feelings for Edna versus her close friend‚ Madame Ratignolle. “ Meanwhile Robert‚ addressing Mrs. Pontellier‚ continued to tell one of his onetime hopeless passion for Madame Ratignolle;”—“He never assumed the seriocomic tone when alone with Mrs. Pontellier‚”—“It was understood that he had often spoken words of love to Madame
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to their children. The statement; “If it was not a women’s place to look after children‚ who’s on earth was it?” (Chopin‚ 1899‚ chap 3) denotes what the woman’s responsibilities are in a marriage. Chopin uses the characters: Edna‚ Leonce‚ Madame Ratignolle and Robert Lebrun to show how marriage‚ independence‚ equal rights and freedom are portrayed in the novel‚ The Awakening. Leonce Pontellier was a forty year old‚ slender‚ medium built man with straight brown hair parted to one side. When Chopin
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open her eyes and awaken her to a phenomenon about herself she never knew before. Edna goes through many experiences during her vacation that partake in her awakening such as tensions with her husband‚ her long conversations with her friend Adele Ratignolle‚ and flirtation she receives from Robert Lebrun. Mademoiselle Reisz’s piano playing is also a huge musical inspiration. After returning home‚ Edna has an affair with Alcee Arobin‚ begins painting again‚ and has surprising encounters with herself
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Kate Chopin was born Katherine O’Flaherty on February 8‚ 1851. She was born to Eliza and Thomas O’Flaherty. Unfortunately‚ her father passed away when she was just five years old. “As a result‚ Kate Chopin lived her preteen years in a female-centered household. She lived with her mother‚ grandmother‚ and great-grandmother” (Tolentino 6). Most authors immerse themselves in their books. Whether a planned or subconscious action‚ they use their own experiences to influence their works. Kate Chopin’s
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Study Guide – The Awakening Student Copy Chapter I Vocabulary chamomile — a plant gaunt — thin‚ bony lugger — a small boat with a sail quadroon — a person who has one African-American grandparent 1. Explain how the parrot and the mockingbird are used to introduce this chapter. 2. Describe Léonce Pontellier. 3. What does the following quotation tell you about Léonce’s attitude toward his wife? He looked “at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered
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clad always in white with elbow sleeves. Her starched skirts crinkled as she came and went" (3-4). When Edna and Madame Ratignolle walk out to the beach together‚ we get an even better idea of the clothing worn by each‚ "She [Edna] wore a cool muslin...white...also a white linen collar and the big straw hat which she had taken from the peg outside the door. Madame Ratignolle‚ more careful of her complexion‚ had twined a gauze veil over head. She wore dogskin gloves‚ with gauntlets that protected
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vindication of the rights of women’ women are ‘confined in cages’ like the feathered race‚ they have nothing to do but to plume themselves and stalk with mock majesty from perch to perch. Examine this viewpoint in relation to Edna Pontellier and Adele Ratignolle. The Awakening‚ being set in 1899‚ represents the controversially unfair life woman at the time were forced to live. The viewpoint Mary Wollstonecraft shares highlights the lack of self-worth woman at the time had which Kate Chopin effectively
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centers around a woman named Edna Pontellier who yearns for freedom from her societal roles and to become her own individual. Throughout the story‚ Mrs. Pontellier endures many phases and socializes with people of different roles in society‚ Adele Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz‚ to discover her true identity. In this article‚ the author goes into depth describing Edna’s awakening to what she wants for her life versus what society thinks she needs to be. Megan P. Kaplon‚ suggests that Edna’s journey
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