Critical analysis of Kate Chopin's work essay
SOURCE: Toth, Emily. Kate Chopin, The Awakening as Feminist Criticism. “Southern, Nos. 3-4 Fall: 231-41. In the following essay, originally published, Toth describes. Analysis of Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour by NASRULLAH MAMBROL op. Originally titled 'The Dream of an Hour' when it was first published in Vogue, 'The Story of an Hour' has since become one of Kate Chopin's most anthologized stories. This essay on Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening' is one of her shortest and most important, offering an analysis of its central themes, symbols and social implications. It focuses on the main character, Edna Pontellier, and her struggle for autonomy against the restrictive societal norms of 20th century America. Includes bibliographical references Tradition and the Feminine Talent: The Awakening as a Lonely Book, Elaine Showalter Personal Possession: Exchange Value and the Feminine Self in The Awakening, Margit Stange Thanatos and Eros: Kate Chopin's The Awakening, Cynthia Griffin Wolff A Language That No One Understood ,