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Kate chopin: freedom or isolation?
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Kate Chopin is considered among the most important women in nineteenth-century American fiction. She is best known for her 1899 novel, “The Awakening”, and for her portrayal of southern culture and women's struggles for freedom. At that time in American history, women did not have a voice of their own and according to custom, they were to obey their father and husband. Generally, many women agreed to accept this customary way of life but Chopin thought quite differently. The boldness Chopin takes in portraying women in the late nineteenth century can be seen throughout her novel. Chopin was not a feminist but she saw freedom as a matter of one’s won spirit or soul without constraints. She did not try to encourage the women's movement
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