The Awakening

At a time when women’s roles were sharply defined by their spheres – the home and the care for their children, which they dutifully presented to their husbands upon marriage – Kate Chopin explored the life and mind of a woman who wanted more. Set in Louisiana, The Awakening contains many elements of style and setting which would later emerge as the trademarks of more famous writers, like Hemingway and Faulkner. Chopin’s The Awakening is also among the first works of feminist literature, as it treats her protagonist’s struggle against the mores of her time with seriousness, consideration and insight