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women, who see him only as a mere passing amusement. Adèle reminds him that if he succesfuly were to court married women with any seriousness, then he would destroy his reputation as a trusted gentleman. Robert begins to see what is Adèle the appeal of a real affair, then thinks better of it. Instead, Robert ignores it and goes right into stories of a well-known seducer, Alcée Arobin, until it seems Adèle has forgotten about her concern for Edna. Adèle retires to her bedroom while Robert, after a brief

In the Victorian literture, the orphans were described as poor children without a way to create a life full of success for themselves. Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, instead, is a portrayal of an orphan female who win almost everything she wants. Therefore, Jane has the ability to overcomes all the hardships that she got in her life. Jane became an orphan after her father death, a poor man, got typhus fever, while he was visiting

For this long work essay, the story I chose to write about is Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening”. I chose this story because I feel like I can relate to it personally, which makes a story a lot more interesting to read to me. Also, I chose this story because I feel like it is timeless, and one that should be important for readers for years to come. The protagonist of this story is Edna Pontellier, and the story tells of all the struggles and other things she faces as a woman back in her time. Edna is

chapter 2, the reader learns that Edna’s sister is getting married, and that Robert may be interested in Edna. In chapter 3, Mr Pontellier calls Edna a bad mother, and she cries on the porch as a result. In chapter 4, the reader meets Adele, somewhat of a foil to Edna. Adele loves being a mother and respects all of the conventions of society. In Chapter 5, Edna and Robert begin to flirt, but it quickly becomes clear that anything beyond casual courtship would be scandalous in the eyes of society. In chapter

to argue for her thesis: Edna’s self-identifications of gender, race, and class contribute to how and why she commits suicide. There are two main themes of Hildebrand’s argument for gender identity influencing Edna’s death: Edna’s relationship with Adele, Madame Reisz, and the Colonel, and Edna’s understanding of art and the world. In exploring the gendered expectations and realities of The Awakening and of 19th-and 20th-century women, Hildebrand is engaging with a gender criticism perspective; similarly

Part I Reading Journal, Ch. 1-13 The Awakening by Kate Chopin Ashton Thompson Chapter 1 The chapter begins with a parrot--who is owned by the resort’s proprietor, Madame Lebrun--on a porch shouting at Leonce Pontellier to “Get out!” Leonce, who is trying to read the newspaper, distances himself from the bird so he can continue his reading in peace and quiet. He situates himself in a rocking chair on the porch of his own cottage and watches his two sons (ages five and four) play croquet with some

that women are held to are prevalent in all kinds of literature, ranging from works from biblical times to the late nineteenth century. Through her novel, The Awakening, Kate Chopin shows a contrast between the characters of Mademoiselle Reisz and Adèle Ratignolle versus that of Mary Magdalene and Mary the Mother of God as seen in the bible. This contrast pits the image of

same spot. No matter what she did, she did not find what she was looking for. After a point she discovers that this life isn’t the life she wants. She sets out to find a new life for herself. Through Chopin’s focus on two other female characters, Adele Ratignolle and Mademoiselle Reisz, Edna’s options of life paths are shown. These women are the examples that the people around Edna compare her with and from whom they obtain their expectations for her. Edna, however, finds both role models lacking

was a half a second of a glance and he walked away with my heart. And now a years later he continues to walk away with my heart but I’m not walking towards him anymore. “Adele... Adele... Adele!” I could hear my mom shouting at me from the other side of the door checking in on me like she does every five minutes “Mom I’m still breathing”, I could see my mother’s

relate more to these lyrics, to know every word – even middle schoolers can understand the lyrics. Love song lyrics give a personal opinion on the composer’s love life: Sam Smith reveals his confession and unrequited love in “Leave Your Lover” and Adele examines the acceptance stage of a breakup in “Someone Like You”. By analyzing Adele’s and Sam Smith’s choices of words, tone, and expression in their songs “Someone Like You” and “Leave Your Lover,” I will discuss the specific topics, structure, and