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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.4 EAN: 9780380002450 ISBN: 0380002450 Label: Avon Manufacturer: Avon Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: February 10, 1982 Publisher: Avon Release Date: February 10, 1982 Studio: Avon Related Items:
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 Rating: - A Statement on Non-Traditional SensibilitiesAn interesting portrayal of how non-traditional women seem to have no options. Awaiting the modern day version. Who's going to write it???? Rating: - LovelyI don't know if I have such great memories of this book because my friends I made such fun of it--but most of the books we mock are things we truly enjoyed. Honestly, we all get a little sick of the depression and the whininess, but essentially this is a deep and thought-provoking novel of early feminism. It's symbolic and beautiful despite all its darkness. Rating: - not so simple, not so obviousThe protagonist of this excellent novel is commonly seen as a victim of the repression and hopelessness of women's desires for autonomy in middle-class American society around the end of the 19th century. This view is easily justifiable, and Chopin does give the reader plenty of pointers toward this interpretation. But a different and also arguable view is that Edna Pontellier is not so much a victim, but rather a failure. Just what is her problem? Her husband is well off and considerate. ... Read More Rating:  - How long have I been asleep?On the cover page the following sentence caught my eye: "Written nearly one hundred years ago, THE AWAKENING is the compelling story of an extraordinary modern woman struggling against the constraints of marriage and motherhood, and slowly discovering the power of her own sexuality" (Avon Books). And truthfully, yes, that does sum everything up into a nice tidy bow. The novel is primarily about Edna Pontellier a woman in a loveless marriage. Edna wakes up from her half dead sleep once she embraces ... Read More Rating:  - Better as an example of feminist lit than as a storyThis book has become a feminist lit classic for a reason. It follows the story of Edna, a woman living in Louisiana and married to a Creole, through the span of a little less than a year. In that time, she experiences the "awakening" the title tells about--falls in love (not with her husband), leaves her home and family, and discovers her calling as an artist. On that level, the book works. But as an actual *story*, well, not so much. Frankly, I found Edna less than sympathetic, especially ... Read More 
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