The Awakening

Kate Chopin’s The Awakening and Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary are both tales of women indignant with their domestic situations; the distinct differences between the two books can be found in the authors’ unique tones. Both authors weave similar themes into their writings such as, the escape from the monotony of domestic life, dissatisfaction with marital …

In the novel, The Awakening there are several motifs or images that assist in developing Edna Pontellier in her “awakening”, the birds, the lovers and the woman and black all prove to be important parts in this. It is significant that The Awakening opens with two caged birds. Throughout the novel, Edna feels that marriage …

Elements of Drama by: Christina Sheryl L. Sianghio Character Most simply a character is one of the persons who appears in the play, one of the dramatis personae (literally, the persons of the play). In another sense of the term, the treatment of the character is the basic part of the playwright’s work. Conventions of …

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Terry Eagleton What is Literature Doing a polemical study of contemporary literary theory, Eagleton introduces us in this world explaining what is actually fiction. a. Imaginative writing One definition is that literature is imaginative writing, based on its fictionality and do not engage in the literal truth. However, Eagleton rejects this theory, since the literature …

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In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. the usage of houses symbolizes the degree of freedom Edna feels. From the house in the Grand Isle to the house in New Orleans. and eventually the Pigeon house. Edna’ Moods and feelings are expressed to the readers. Edna Pontellier is a adult female who lives through many houses in …