The Awakening
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39
Themes
All Themes Convention and Individuality Women’s Rights, Femininity, and Motherhood Realism and Romanticism Action and Reflection Freedom and Emptiness
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Characters
All Characters Edna Pontellier Robert Lebrun Mademoiselle Reisz Adèle Ratignolle Alcée Arobin Léonce Pontellier
Symbols
All Symbols Birds The Sea
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Metaphors Mood Oxymorons Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
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The Awakening

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Kate Chopin
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