Journal Entry Essay: The Awakening

The major changes in American religion that occurred in the early nineteenth century were the Second Great Awakening. The Second Great Awakening was a Christian Revival movement during the early nineteenth century. The movement began around 1800, it had begun to gain momentum from the 1820. With the Second Great Awakening; new religions were established, there were different academic curriculums, a change from the trinity to just one deity and they would touch on American culture and reform.

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin, is the story of a woman who is seeking freedom. Edna Pontellier feels confined in her role as mother and wife and finds freedom in her romantic interest, Robert Lebrun. Although she views Robert as her liberator, he is the ultimate cause of her demise. Edna sees Robert as an image of freedom, which brings her to rebel against her role in society. This pursuit of freedom, however, causes her death. Chopin uses many images to clarify the relationship between Robert and Edna and to show that Robert is the cause of both her freedom and her destruction.

A cannot be correct, because the Great Awakening did affect all 13 colonies. In the colonies, the Great Awakening created a sense that the old religious hierarchy was not as powerful as they once thought. In our book “America: A Narrative History” it says that “Every social class, ethnic group, and religion…” were effected during the Great Awakening.

The main outcome of the Awakening was a resistance in contrast to spiritual law which leaked into different zones of colonial life. In spite of the fact that a religious development, the Awakening had ramifications in social and political circles also. Traditions of thoughtfulness and obligingness, the overseeing standards of life in the colonies, were put aside for a more difficult stage. The Great Awakening is generally partitioned into four times of American history. The initially happened while America was still a part of the English settlements. Such religious masterminds as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield urged a scholarly method to scripture. Amid this period, the houses of worship in the colonies were still particularly fixing

of religon. More people came to church for the worship of god from their heart.

In the Northern states, and during the Second Great Awakening, many Americans became involved in evangelical work and had become eager to share the Protestant faith. Although, the Second Great Awakening “reasserted the egalitarian ideals which drew more women than men”, and it also favored women and their reform activities (DuBois & Dumenil, 2012, p.151). Therefore, the revivalism that expanded during the antebellum period is what introduced a number of social reform movements to improve America overall. With the new conversions and the growing interest in religion, women were influenced to help improve all aspect of life including the political, economical, and social problems; therefore they started by “supporting their husband in missionary

In the 19th century, the Second Great Awakening occurred which lead the American people to change their opinion on religion. This caused a multitude of individuals to convert and change churches. Due to the refocusing of religious beliefs, it resulted in numerous realizing the flaws and defects within the country. They started believing enormous changes were needed in order for salvation. This influenced the formation of social movements such as women’s rights, temperance and the abolition of slavery and many others. The social movement would have such an impact on society that America would change as the one we know today.

From across the room, I felt his eyes upon me. Louis had us seated at a table near a window overlooking the slow flowing muddy river. Myles Laveau sat across the room, his dinner companion’s back was toward the room and to me- I was seething with a need to view her face. Why was I feeling this way, he was not mine… I had no right to be angry. I had Louis to my left and Boudreaux to my right, but wanted what was out of reach- at least for the moment. I knew I could have him again; Myles Laveau affected me the same way the flame-haired woman had, but unlike her, he made himself available. The simplest touch from him sent quivers through my pleasure place; just the touch of his eyes upon me had me quivering with desire for him, and

Throughout The Awakening, a novel by Kate Chopin, the main character, Edna Pontellier showed signs of a growing depression. There are certain events that hasten this, events which eventually lead her to suicide.

The Awakening by Kate Chopin introduces the reader to the life of Edna Pontellier, a woman with an independent nature searching for her true identity in a patriarchal society that expects women to be nothing more than devoted wives and nurturing mothers.

The effects of many events have contributed to the movement for American independence. Specifically, the Great Awakening and the French and Indian War contributed in different ways. The Great Awakening, a religious movement, helped promote change in the churches of America, while the French and Indian War united the colonies on a critical issue for the first time. Both the Great Awakening and the French and Indian War united the American people and took great steps towards American independence.

The Awakening was a very exciting and motivating story. It contains some of the key motivational themes that launched the women’s movement. It was incredible to see how women were not only oppressed, but how they had become so accustomed to it, that they were nearly oblivious to the oppression. The one woman, Edna Pontellier, who dared to have her own feelings was looked upon as being mentally ill. The pressure was so great, that in the end, the only way that she felt she could be truly free was to take her own life.  In this paper I am going to concentrate on the characters central in Edna’s life and her relationships with them.

After Lucinda had given me this letter, I put things into motion. As Francois had me watched like a hawk, there was only one place I was free from his henchmen’s icy stares, the dressmaker. He allowed me to have a new dress fashioned when there was a social event where I needed to accompany him for appearances. He liked to parade me in front of Creole society coerced to portray the image of being happily married. We had such an event coming up the first week of June.

She felt eyes on her but dared not look- she knew everyone was staring because of how Thomas had immediately come to her and kissed her. If he had not come back for her, she probably would never have forgiven him. Sensing someone besides Eli near them drew both she and Thomas’s gaze from one another; it was Christopher Andrews! Without so much as a how you do, Christopher Andrews

The streets were pumping with beautiful energy; the night sky was lit with floating lanterns and there were gracefully dancing bodies everywhere. The siblings had to hold onto each other’s hands so they did not lose one another, that is how busy the one street was. The sensational smell of chicken roasting in the hot halo of fire, mixed with the sweet syrupy sauce wafted through the air; practically making Constance’s mouth water in a very un-ladylike manner. Not that she cared. However, her surrender to temptation as interrupted as burly arms grabbed her from behind. Porthos laughed as Constance hugged him in marvellous nature.