A woman in front of the awakening age, Kate Chopin when he announced "Awakening" in 1899, shocked her world with a frank portrayal of women's social, sexual and spiritual awakening It was. The public did not approve it as it told that particular fact without judgment or accusation. A true autonomy idea for women, even more surprisingly, I can not imagine the singularity standards for men and women. Her merciless understanding of a sexually respected woman is that Kate Chopin's awakening against her heroine Edna Pontellier is too strong for those who have read her novel.
Kate Chopin, Awakening, Edna Ponterie, is not an ordinary woman of her time. When a woman was taking care of mostly children, husbands and family, Ponterie began a personal trip to understand that he was more than just a "mother's woman". She eventually suffered from the social culture of the time. The process of this rebellion surpassed the times of Chopin and Ponterie, the pressure to oppress society finally killed Ponterie in the novel, Chopin abandoned her writing activity. Nonetheless, this story laid the foundation for feminism in future generations.
Awakening Kate Chopin's "Awakening" in Chopin immediately caused controversy within the range that Edna Ponterie marked the emergence of the American fiction "female character" in the early 19th century. A contemporary of Kate Chopin (1851 - 1904) was shocked by the depiction of a woman with sexual desire. Even without accusing her main character, Chopin remains neutral ... I am trying to get rid of the male dominated society to find the identity by looking for words in the awakening Kate Chopin's novel "Awakening" The story of a woman in the latter half of the 19th century. Herself. Edna Pontellier is trying to find himself, but only characters that can be used are "real women", classic wives and mothers, "new women", extreme women seeking equality with men. Patricia S. Yaeger, in her article "A language that nobody can understand"
"Awakening" by Kate Chopin is about Eden Pontellier, a slow awakening of a young married woman pursuing her own individuality and happiness of libido in a Victorian society. Therefore, Edna ignored his duty as a "mother and daughter" and tried to change his life such as moving to his own house. But she noticed that nothing improves quickly. Edna felt completely desperate and chose to die from oppression of the Victorian society she lived in.