Analysis on 'The Awakening' by Kate Chopin

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Flensburg, language: English, abstract: Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening' tells the story of a young married mother, who doesn't want to achieve the expectations of the Victorian age. She falls in love with another man, gets to know the pleasant side of life and starts being independent with diverging from the norm. Before focusing on the contents of the novel, the author Kate Chopin will be described. This paper deals with the extraordinary character of Edna Pontellier and her relationship to her true love Robert Lebrun. The main character's development and the relationship to Robert will be analyzed. Firstly, Edna's character and her changing will be described. She has many different traits which alter during the novel. They will be demonstrated in the second part of this analysis. I will go on elaborating on the men in the novel. Furthermore Edna's relationship to Robert will be described in relation to a meaningful song which appears in the story. The sixth chapter deals with the title of Chopin's work. After delineating Edna's life in connection to the topics mentioned above, I will summarize the aspects and give an abstract.