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The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers with its forthright treatment of sex and suicide. Departing from literary convention, Kate Chopin failed to condemn her heroine’s desire for an affair with the son of a Louisiana resort owner, whom she meets on vacation. The power of sensuality, the delusion of ecstatic love, and the solitude that accompanies the trappings of middle- and upper-class life are the themes of this now-classic novel. As Kaye Gibbons points out in her Introduction, Chopin “was writing American realism before most Americans could bear to hear that they were living it.”
ASIN : B072MZXGXM
Publisher : ReadOn (January 8, 2023)
Publication date : January 8, 2023
Language : English
File size : 1285 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 234 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 8826473374
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Customers find the book a good read with lovely writing and a compelling point. They also say the content holds their attention and includes info about the author, the time period, and background info. However, some find the reading pace hard to read and the ending sad. Opinions are mixed on the ending and character development, with some finding them well-developed and others not liking the main character.
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