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The Awakening was published in 1899, and it immediately created a controversy. Kate Chopin's contemporaries were shocked by her depiction of a woman with active sexual desires, who dares to leave her husband and have an affair. Instead of condemning her protagonist, Chopin maintains a neutral…

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in the awakening,chapter ten, lines 10 & 11, the contrast between 'right' and 'wrong' is an example of what?
Posted by yvonne b #175559
Last updated by: mairenn f #286547 on Nov 28, 2012 11:23 AM
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To what tradition is Chopin referring when she has Edna compare Adele to Madonna?
Posted by india g #279203
Last updated by: Aslan on Oct 30, 2012 3:11 PM
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How are edna and adele contrasted in chapter 7?
Posted by selena p #278163
Last updated by: Aslan on Oct 25, 2012 11:03 PM
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why would Chopin not have Edna protest such a comment?
Posted by brandi j #271687
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 30, 2012 8:10 PM
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why does this song upset edna during her dinner party
Posted by david h #245705
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 24, 2012 12:55 PM
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12. What are the main images and symbols in the novel?
Posted by salley s #245267
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 22, 2012 8:55 PM
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What is Edna's fantasy?
Posted by aarion m #242787
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 11, 2012 6:29 PM
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Why does Edna get involved with Alce Arobin?
Posted by ashley c #239471
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2012 4:04 PM
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Edna Pontellier first meets Robert leburn while vacationing where ?
Posted by kimberli w #239127
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 25, 2012 10:44 AM
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Why is Mrs. Pontellier unhappy in her marriage? Why does her husband send her presents and give her money?
Posted by katie h #237637
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 18, 2012 7:16 PM
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The intentions of calling the protagonist different names?
Posted by lucie p #237061
Last updated by: lucie p #237061 on Mar 17, 2012 1:57 PM
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what does leonce pontelliers reaction to roberts being gone suggest about him
Posted by preston g #192403
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 23, 2012 2:29 PM
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how does the novel the awakening frame the notions of freedom and responsibilty
Posted by shannon m #232241
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 23, 2012 2:20 PM
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why does edna say he'd never be in bad humor if it wasn't for me referring to Leonce
Posted by bianca d #228363
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 03, 2012 3:05 AM
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Where Do The Pontelliers Live?
Posted by briana f #218067
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 19, 2012 1:12 PM
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Why would Chopin have thought it important to include this detail in her brief mention of the children's nurse?
Posted by janelle c #224953
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 16, 2012 8:11 AM
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Analyze the plot, setting, or symbol(s) in The Awakening to show underlying meaning and messages at work.
Posted by jeremy p #181081
Last updated by: julene j #220959 on Dec 16, 2011 5:05 PM
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How does edna clarify for herself and for robert how special their relationship has become?
Posted by garin n #185721
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 08, 2011 3:38 PM
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Where Do The Lebruns live?
Posted by briana f #218067
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Dec 05, 2011 11:38 PM
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Where Do The Pontelliers Live?
Posted by briana f #218067
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 05, 2011 7:40 PM
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What shift in point of view is evident in chapter two
Posted by jorge e #217253
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 02, 2011 10:24 AM
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what does the light repersent
Posted by kaylee c #216737
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Nov 30, 2011 5:33 PM
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Where does Leonce find Edna when he returns to the cottage?
Posted by sarah w #168171
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 16, 2011 8:09 AM
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My Small Summary of Awakening
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Oct 29, 2011 6:04 PM
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The awakening paper
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Oct 29, 2011 9:16 AM
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