false <![CDATA[The Awakening]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173791984m/328166.jpg 58345 92 This story of a woman's struggle with oppressive social structures received much public contempt at its first release; put aside because of initial controversy, the novel gained popularity in the 1960s, some six decades after its first publication, and has since remained a favorite of many readers. Chopin's depiction of a married woman, bound to her family and with no way to assert a fulfilling life of her own, has become a foundation for feminism and a classic account of gender crises in the late Victorian era. 1970518 book 1899 The Awakening total:17965|5:4736|4:5922|3:4572|2:1826|1:909| 17965 65645 22148 1290 1 19 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Jun 11 13:40:51 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 09:03:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 12 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 16:18:58 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 16:22:08 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 10 false false Wed Feb 20 12:44:18 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 12:45:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 11 false false Thu May 01 01:15:48 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 01:15:48 -0700 2008
I had to read this thing twice in college, and it is a horrible story. We are supposed to feel s...more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jul 11 09:54:12 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 09:55:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Jun 11 02:29:11 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 02:34:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 3 true false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Aug 12 17:41:38 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 17:42:19 -0700 2007
This line is typical of this novel. While I respect its place in history as one of the fir...more...]]> 1 4 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Jan 15 15:38:49 -0800 2008 Fri May 23 13:03:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 05:15:53 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 16:06:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Mar 13 15:26:58 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 08:29:37 -0700 2008
However, this wasn't for fun, so I had to really read it and let it sit for a while...more...]]> 2 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Sun Dec 23 09:40:39 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 04 18:28:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 3 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Sep 20 22:21:34 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 22:27:10 -0700 2008
1. Privileged, wealthy lady sits in giant home with "the help," lazes in various sunny rooms (the kinds that don'...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 17:00:39 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 18:03:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false true Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 05:23:50 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 05:48:53 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 19:14:26 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 19:45:15 -0800 2008
“When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity”.

In my opinion, the description of “female marital infidelity” may have been depicted as the norm in today’s society, where it wasn...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 09:57:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 11:04:39 -0700 2009 One of the most insightful comments in the book was about why marriage is not what we expect: "The trouble is, that youth is given up to illusions. It seems to be a provision of Nature; a decoy to s...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Feb 24 13:09:31 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 13:45:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Sep 26 07:33:06 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 17:47:20 -0700 2007 The Awakening undermines the myth of woman in favor of a recognition of women as individuals. The character of Edna Pontellier subverts traditional ideas about the nature of womanhood as expressed through selfless devotion to husband and children. Rather than entering the realm of caricature with he...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 15 12:59:26 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 13:03:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Mar 05 18:16:50 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 20 19:11:34 -0700 2007
When Mlle Reisz asks Edna why she loves him, when she shouldn't and she says:

"...Because his hair is brown and grows away from his temples; because he opens and shuts his eyes, and his nose is a little out of d...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=328166