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Guided Lecture Notes for The Awakening

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Define Creole culture? What specific cultural aspects of this culture affect Ednas role in her
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How you think Kate Chopin's unique upbringing by strong women (widows and nuns) influenced her
writing? Did this cause her to see women in a different modern light? How?_______________________
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How does Madamoiselle Reisz embody independence? Use textual evidence. ______________________
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Using the character web on the next page, explain six characters relations to Edna using evidence from
your novel. (1 quote per character)
Which events from the novel do you believe were signs of her awakening? List five. Choose one of these
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Watch the video closely and listen to the song in the background, Sweet Disposition by The Temper
Trap. How do these lyrics relate to Ednas version of love between Leonce, Robert and Alecee?
Specifically the chorus A moment of love A dream A laugh A kiss A cry Our rights Our wrongs._____
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Do you think Edna's outcome would have changed if she had never moved herself into the pigeon
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Choose your favorite symbol from the novel. Expand on its representation of a theme in the novel.____
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Have you ever felt alienated from your peers? Why? __________________________________________
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What can you do to help those around you affected by harassment or depression? _________________
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