Kate Chopin's Awakening - Edna Pontellier as Master of Her Destiny

In Kate Chopin's "Awakening", the main character Edna leaves her husband and found a place in the world. Edna believes that her new sexual independence will allow him to master his life. However, as Martin pointed out, she overestimated her strength and was still hindered by its ability to "guide your own energy and control emotion" (22). Unfortunately, Edna has received too much education on social tradition and has not done enough for rationality and independence survival.

"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.

"Awakening" by Kate Chopin and "Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen of Nora "Awakening" by Kate Chopin "Awakening" and Henrik Ibsen 's "Doll's House" are all male. It is written in every aspect of life. Edna Ponterie, the main character of "Awakening" and Nora, the hero of "House of Dolls", fell into the world that people dominate. Husbands' presumed advantage confined them at home. Edna and Nora have many similarities, but unlike Henrik Ibsen's play "Doll's House", characters of Nola Helmer, the hero, interact with other characters. A dialogue was developed and announced including Mrs. Linde, Niels Krostad, Rank, Dr. Ann-Marie. Ibsen also uses certain dramas and literary methods and styles such as irony, juxtaposition, parallelism, etc. to further clarify the interesting aspects of Nola's personality.

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.