The Ideal Woman

For women who are ideal for models and advertisements full of magazines, highway signs, TV actresses, women should look like information. Exposure is due to exposure Advertisement is a powerful force of our culture. The decision of these images is actually shaping the image of the woman of today. It is very regretful that the media influences American society and that it defines "an ideal woman". "Ideal woman" is defined as a thin, young and beautiful person.

What is the ideal lady? Will an ideal woman change for decades, centuries, thousands of years? Yes, in the 19th century, women needed to have certain qualities to be considered "ideal". Some of the quality has changed over time, but some quality remains the same. In the Creole Society of the 19th century, the ideal qualities related to women included being "mother and daughter." This characteristic represents a woman who loves her family, worships her children, and worships her husband. Creole society has decided the belief that women should take action. In the awakening of Kate Chopin, Edna Ponterie of the non-native Creole community is drawn as Creole woman who does not embody the ideal. In this novel, Edna met various friends and enemies who helped her find her. Some of these friends include Adele Ratignolle and Mlle Reisz.

After marrying her husband with Creole, Edna entered the Creole community. This society is full of "mother and daughter", they worship their children and worship their husbands. At the moment, this "ideal woman" is the standard, Edna knows that she is different. Her friend, Ratignolle is a perfect image of an ideal woman. She is faithful, obedient and nurtured, and simply expresses the perfect image of domestication. Edna praises her friend, but I can not understand why some want to see their husband or want to bark at the children. Mrs. Edna and Mrs. Ratignolle are representatives of Chopin's "elderly" women and "new" women. These two women are two inconsistent examples of women in society. Mademoiselle Reisz is another friend of Edna, indispensable to Edna's "Awakening". Mademoiselle Reisz is an unmarried, old old musician without children, devoting his life to music.

Symbolism also takes the form of Edna's two girlfriends, Adele Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz. Selfless Adel represents an ideal Victorian woman, her husband is devoted to worshiping his child and becoming a perfect "mother and daughter". She urged Edna to protect society and think about children. As Adel's tilled, mother-in-law image, Adel became a rebellious associate of Edna in domestic and social situations. Madmoiselle Reisz is directly opposed to Adele. Reisz represents a powerful and independent artist who ignores social views and norms. As Barbara H. Solomon observed, "Edna can not imitate the example of her friend.Their simple identity is perfect for each person, but it is not perfect for Edna (Koloski, 119 ) "