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    The document provides a summary of the plot of Kate Chopin's novel "The Awakening". It describes the protagonist Edna Pontellier, a mother and widow, who experiences an awakening of her individual desires during a summer in Grand Isle. The summary outlines the three parts of the novel and key characters including Mr. Pontellier, Robert Lebrun, and Madame Ratignolle. It notes the novel received a negative reception at the time for its portrayal of a woman claiming her independence.

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    The document provides a summary of the plot of Kate Chopin's novel "The Awakening". It describes the protagonist Edna Pontellier, a mother and widow, who experiences an awakening of her individual desires during a summer in Grand Isle. The summary outlines the three parts of the novel and key characters including Mr. Pontellier, Robert Lebrun, and Madame Ratignolle. It notes the novel received a negative reception at the time for its portrayal of a woman claiming her independence.

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    The Awakening

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    Sara García
    The document provides a summary of the plot of Kate Chopin's novel "The Awakening". It describes the protagonist Edna Pontellier, a mother and widow, who experiences an awakening of her individual desires during a summer in Grand Isle. The summary outlines the three parts of the novel and key characters including Mr. Pontellier, Robert Lebrun, and Madame Ratignolle. It notes the novel received a negative reception at the time for its portrayal of a woman claiming her independence.

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    The Awakening

    Intellectual groups

    'Independent woman'

    Kate Chopin Mother and widowed

    Successful writer until the bad reception of


    the Awakening

    Fin-de-siècle

    In Grand Isle

    Edna Pontellier

    Chapters I - XVI Mr Pontellier

    Robert Lebrun

    Protagonists Madame Lebrun


    Creoles
    Adèle Ratignolle

    Mr Ratignolle

    Mademoiselle Reisz

    The Pontellier's hosue, Mademoiselle Reisz's


    New Orleans home, the "pigeon-house", the Ratignolle's
    house

    Edna Pontellier
    3 parts
    Chapters XVII - XXXVIII Mr Pontellier

    Robert Lebrun

    Adlèle Ratignolle
    Protagonists
    Plot Mr Ratignolle

    Mademoiselle Reisz

    Doctor Mandelet

    Alcée Arobin

    Grand Isle

    Chapter XXXIX Return and ending

    Edna Pontellier

    Analyse from feminist criticism

    Edna Pontellier suicide? no mention to her


    death = open ending = rebirth?

    Madame Ratignolle's call to Edna when she


    is giving birth + Robert's goodbye because
    Important aspects she loves her => Edna's final decision

    Doctor Mandelet's paper

    Edna's pigeon-house

    Illusion of freedom to finally die because


    society isn't ready

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