Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, refuses to be caged by married and domestic life and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom.
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Through careful, subtle changes of style, Chopin shows the transformation of Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, who - with tragic consequences - refuses to be caged by married and domestic life, and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom.
But a century after her death, it is widely regarded as Kate Chopin\'s great achievement.
Kate Chopin\'s groundbreaking depiction of a woman who dares to defy the expectations of society in the pursuit of her desire When The Awakening was first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality seemed to consign it into obscurity and irreparably damage its author\'s reputation.
This volume also includes some of Chopin\'s finest stories, among them At the \'Cadian Ball and Desiree\'s Baby.
Through careful, subtle changes of style, Kate Chopin shows Edna\'s transformation--and its tragic consequences.
Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, refuses to be caged by married and domestic life and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom
