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Title details for The Awakening, with eBook by Kate Chopin - Available

The Awakening, with eBook

by Kate Chopin
Shelly Frasier
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Edna Pontellier is married, twenty-eight, and at a crossroads in her life. She is passionate and artistic but has no one who understands her deep yearnings. She jumps at the chance to spend a summer away from her husband and the heat of New Orleans at a small coastal retreat.
Enveloped by a small circle of friends, she begins to throw off the strictures of the 1890s bourgeoisie. Stepwise, Edna renounces her obligations, takes a lover, and is propelled on a course that frees, consumes, and eventually destroys her.
In what was to be her last novel, Kate Chopin shocked the audiences of her day by depicting a woman being fulfilled by throwing off the ties of marriage and children.
Please note: This is a historical recording. The audio quality represents the technology of the time when it was produced.

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:960
  • Text Difficulty:5-6

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