Kake Chopin
Kate Chopin is an American writer, best known for her description of culture in New Orleans, Louisiana, and of women's struggles for freedom. Many of her works including The Awakening, were examples of "local-color" and helped establish Chopin as a contributor to Southern regional literature. The Awakening attracted a lot of negative criticism for its description of a woman's developing independence and sensuality. This novel portrayed the progress of a wife, mother, and a lady addicted to finding love under her own control, and throughout the novel she undergoes awakenings that will eventually lead to her suicide. One of the first awakenings that Edna has is a marital awakening. For Edna, the marital awakening at first had a positive influence on her. One positive effect that it had was that it a sense of good things that were going to happen, "Once she stopped, and taking off her wedding ring, flung it upon the carpet. When she saw it lying there, she stamped her heel upon it, striving to crush it. But her small boot heel did not make and indenture, not a mark upon the little glittering circlet."(56). Edna's attempt to smash the ring, is her trying to end the repression of her husband that it causes. This is very similar to
One time when there is a negative effect is when Edna realizes she loves Robert but they can't be together, " 'Robert,' she said, 'are you asleep?''No,' he answered, looking up at her. In one way this awakening can be considered positive. ' ' Well I hope you left some suitable excuse,' said her husband, somewhat appeased, as he added a dash of cayenne pepper to his soup. To most people it is considered one of the most immoral thoughts to not care enough about your children to do anything for them. This awakening had 2 effects on Edna and the first effect was positive for her. If she had never had the emotional awakening she would have never been let down by Robert again, again and again. Here Edna learns to swim with help but takes the first step independent from anybody else. She should have been with the other ladies and children doing the things like ladies did during that time. '" When Robert leaves her because it is a love that will not be allowed to happen is what sends Edna over the edge. ''I feel like painting,' answered Edna. the repression that Hester felt by the "A", and the freedom she craved when she first removed it in the woods.
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