The Awakening by Kate Chopin

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Book Review : The Awakening

The Awakening is a novel based on the life of a suburban woman , who is answerable to her husband for any and everything . Kate Chopin specifically relates to the feeling of being used as a possession (Chopin . A senseless , emotionless possession , which must be answerable to her spouse for any and every decision she makes . Below the various themes of this novel have been dissected in a piece by piece in to fully analyze Ms . Chopin 's inspirational

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In times of old , women were simply thought of as ornamental decorations , which were present at various societal functions to add to the dycor and stay out of meaningful conversation . They were made to be treated as possessions and had to conform according to the rules set out for them by their guardians or spouses alike

When submitted to treatment like this for the whole of one 's life , one becomes dependent on this sort of dominance , and in turn becomes powerless to make one 's own decisions . The inability to perform of one 's own accord recedes in face of dependency and extreme lack of control Free will fades into performance like a puppet adhering to the decisions of the puppeteer . The result is that the victim of dominance snaps and defiance emerges . The ultimate liberation is in the acts of disobedience . Defiance is a normal symptom of induced suppression . A common example would be the...