The Awakening

CliffsComplete The Awakening offers insight and information into a work considered scandalous when it arrived from the turn-of-the-20th-century presses. Every generation since has been able to identify with some social or thematic aspect of the novel.

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• A summary and insightful commentary for each chapter
• Bibliography and historical background on the author, Kate Chopin
• A look at late-19th-century intellect, religion, politics, and society
• Coverage of Chopin's career and reaction to the novel
• A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
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