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    In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening‚ the romantic and lyrical nature of Frederick Chopin’s Impromptu‚ as well as its originality‚ are the vehicle by means of which Edna realizes her love for Robert and her desire to be free and self-determined. Chopin’s Impromptu arouses "the very passions ... within [Edna’s] soul"(p.34). The harmony‚ fluidity‚ subtle rhythm and poetic beauty of the Romantic composer make Edna loose herself in the music that stirs her emotions. The art completes

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    Women’s Independence in The Awakening In The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ women’s independence is a very significant theme. Although Edna may not be the perfect example of an independent woman‚ Kate Chopin‚ uses imagery‚ diction and details to show a compassionate tone towards women’s independence. A rare but very effective method Chopin uses to show her tone is imagery. In chapter ten Edna goes swimming for the first time. While in her newly beloved ocean she realized‚ “that night she was like

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    Mr. Milan Biswakarma Miss Elizabeth Jones Music Appreciation November 3‚ 2014 Chopin‚ the Women behind the Music On the two hundredth anniversary of Chopin birthday‚ a young pianist James Rhodes‚ prepared the documentary to find out the real inspiration behind the Chopin’s heart breaking music‚ especially the women’s voice. Chopin was the greatest musician of that time. It was not only his composition that made his composition so powerful and perfect but it is also the voice of the women that can

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    In the awakeningChopin explores the idea of motherhood throughout the novella. She uses the characters Edna Pontellier and Adele Ratignolle to guide this exploration. Edna‚ the main character‚ is not exactly the ideal mother. She doesn’t devote herself to her sumptuous like husband or children‚ and even has a nanny that watches over them. While Adele is seen as the "embodiment of every womanly grace and charm"‚ who commits the majority of her time to caring for her children or husband. However

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    Many female writers write about women’s struggle for equality and how they are looked upon as inferior beings. Kate Chopin and Susan Glaspell exhibit their views about women in many of their short stories. In the short stories “The Story of an Hour”‚ and “Desiree’s Baby”‚ Chopin seems to want to address how oppressive treatment on the behalf of men‚ husbands affects women‚ wives. In Glaspell’s‚ “A Jury of Her Peers”‚ the relationship between men and women imply the oppressive attitudes that men

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    Talents and dreams‚ hopes and desires‚ shunned by the husbands and times of the women in ìThe Crysanthemumsî and ìThe Yellow Wallpaper.î The wife‚ Elisa‚ in ìThe Crysanthemumsî‚ reflects an internal struggle with herself to find her place in a world of definite gender roles. ìThe Yellow Wallpaperî traces the treatment of a woman who descends from depression to madness in the male-imposed psychiatric confinement of her room. The mirror-like situations that hinder the protagonists in both stories

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    Practice 1 Lecturer: Dr David Coughlan Tutor: Dr Jason King Date: 02 November 2009 Giving examples from Chopin’s The Awakening‚ explain what you understand by internal and external narration‚ restricted and unrestricted narration‚ and focalisation. How does the narrative point of view in The Awakening contribute to its theme of “an awakening”? Chopin’s “The Awakening” is told in third person‚ the narrator uses both internal and external narration. The narrator describes the actions and appearances

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    The Sea as A Lover: A Woman’s Quest for Autonomy in The Awakening When authors use symbolism effectively‚ readers can begin to understand a work of literature on both the surface level and in an illustrative context‚ attributing significance to ideas‚ actions‚ or even characters themselves beyond what is initially described. In her novella The AwakeningKate Chopin employs symbolism through a variety of images to reveal particular details about the protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier. One such symbol

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    least once in our lifetime. In the book The Awakening‚ by “Kate ChopinKate Chopin sympathizes with the main character Edna but doesn’t pity her. I agree with Kate‚ because even though she’s married with Leonce a man that she doesn’t love and has children with him‚ she is still free not attached to him at all. Another reason I agree with Kate is that she doesn’t pity Edna. She spends time and loves Robert rather than loving her own husband. Instead Kate feels sorry for Edna‚ because Edna doesn’t

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    Eminent 20th century writer‚ Kate Chopin‚ achieved literary prestige through her numerous publications that addressed a feminist ideology; however‚ such ideas conjured widespread controversy during her time‚ as it was unconventional for a woman to dare question the role society assigned to her. In 1899‚ she published her most well-known work‚ The Awakening‚ a story that follows the life of Edna Pontellier as she reevaluates whether being a wife and mother is enough to make her happy‚ while concomitantly

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