The Awakening
(Kate Chopin)
Kate Chopin wrote The Awakening in the late 19th century. She grew up surrounded by tough minded and intelligent women. It was a time of taboos and of proper behavior. Young ladies were not encouraged to write fiction, and she wrote arguably some of the strongest feminist fiction. It was the influence of her family that consisted of independent women that led her to write The Awakening which traversed the life of Edna Pontellier. The Awakening is about Edna's life and how she is "awakened" through various experiences in her life such as music and the realization of love. However, she is prevented from consummating her love because of the traditional society. When she renounces society, Edna experiences a sexual awakening which made this book, if not taboo in the late 19th century, then certainly looked down upon. Throughout her life, Edna has answered to her husband and the wishes of her children just like any proper Victorian Creole lady. With the help of these awakenings, Edna realized her true potential and started to throw off her husband's gentle tyranny. Although the book ends with her suicide, her journey defends the choice by realizing the ultimate awakening as a precursor to death.
Because of the context of The Awakening, Kate Chopin was not a celebrated author until later in the 20th century when her feminist theories came to light.
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