During the time of Industrialist, and feminist movements, married women were expected to be angels in the household. Women’s lives were routine. Women were expected to have children, care for the home, enhance the charm of the homes, and reflect the status of their husbands well being. Edna Pontelliar, the protagonist of Kate Chopin’s “The Awakening,” at one point stood for what women were expected to be. Yet, with Chopin’s influence, and the influences of society, Edna Pontellier would become the topic of controversy. Mrs. Pontellier would eventually confront the social injustices of the society she was so familiar with. Perfectly entitled “The Awakening,” Chopin captures the trials and tribulations of a woman searching for independence,
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