The Awakening

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The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.

subjects: Adultery,  American literature,  Classic Literature,  Criticism and interpretation,  feminist fiction,  feminist literature,  Fiction,  History,  Interpersonal attraction,  Interpersonal relations,  literary fiction,  Louisiana Creoles,  Man-woman relationships,  manners and customs,  Marriage,  Married people,  Married women,  Modern Literature,  Psychological fiction,  Psychology,  Romance fiction,  Self-actualization (Psychology),  Short Stories,  Social conditions,  Social life and customs,  Women,  American fiction (fictional works by one author),  Married people, fiction,  New Orleans (la.), fiction,  Fiction, psychological,  Louisiana, fiction,  Femmes,  Romans, nouvelles

People: Kate Chopin (1851-1904),  Kate Chopin (1850-1904),  Edna Pontellier,  Léonce Pontellier,  Etienne Pontellier,  Raoul Pontellier,  Madame Aline Lebrun,  Robert Lebrun,  Victor Lebrun,  Mariequita,  Adèle Ratignolle,  Alphonse Ratignolle,  Mademoiselle Reisz,  Farival twins,  Monsieur Farival,  Beaudelet,  Madame Antoine,  Toni Antoine,  Old Celestine,  Ellen Joe,  Doctor Mandelet,  Alcée Arobin,  Mrs. Highcamp,  James Highcamp,  Mrs. Merriman,  Miss Mayblunt,  Gouvernail,  Madame Pontellier

Places: New Orleans (La.),  Louisiana,  New Orleans,  Grand Isle,  Chênière Caminada,  Gulf of Mexico,  Mexico,  New York City

Times: The end of the 19th century,  19th century