Besides, vivid natural symbolism of water, birds and the moon are the calling card of the novel that enhances its level of ambiguity and multivalence. The condensed and intense prose style gives the novel a cryptic charm in line with Fitzgeralds classic, The Great Gatsby. The Awakening also procures modernist works where the heroines look for the self - namely, Mrs Dalloway, Their Eyes Were Watching God and The Bell Jar.
Ednas defiance of the American alternative of Victorian Angel in the House is reminiscent of such classics as Anna Bronts Tenant of the Wildfell Hall. Will this awakening predetermine her ultimate happiness or signpost personal tragedy? Will the duality of the outward existence and inward life be reconciled for Edna to signify her emancipation? This short novel is widely acknowledged to do both, encapsulating the features of fin de sicle realism in its linear narrative, and anticipates literary modernism of the early twentieth century. While taking bold decisions and carving her niche, she explores her sexuality with a womanizer, Alcee and an intimate understanding with a young man, Robert Lebrun. On the other, there is dejected Mademoiselle Reisz, who pursues her artistic aspiration in solitude. On one hand, she finds selfless Madame Ratignolle, who is a model wife. Edna finds herself in the middle of two extremes. Instead, she is gradually awoken to rebel against this perfect set-up. Indeed, her husband makes good money, and her daily routine should gleefully hinge on the two children, but, Edna is neither a self-sacrificing mother, nor a devoted wife. The Awakening follows Edna Pontellier, a resident of coastal Grand Isle of Louisiana, in her late twenties, who has a quintessential set-up for a content housewife. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth. Book Synopsis The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. About the Book The Awakening follows Edna Pontellier, a resident of coastal Grand Isle of Louisiana, in her late twenties, who has a quintessential set-up for a content housewife.
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