| The Awakening Contributor(s): Chopin, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573920983 ISBN-13: 9781573920988 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: Novelist and short story writer Kate Chopin (1851-1904) was the first American woman to deal with women's roles as wives and mothers. The Awakening (1899), her most famous novel, concerns a woman, dissatisfied with her indifferent husband, who gives in to her desire for other men and commits adultery. This is a searing depiction of the religious and social pressures brought to bear on women who transgress restrictive Victorian codes of behavior. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96009623 |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Series: Literary Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.46" W x 8.32" (0.56 lbs) 182 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 15836 Reading Level: 8.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Novelist and short story writer Kate Chopin (1851-1904) was the first American woman to deal with women's roles as wives and mothers. The Awakening (1899), her most famous novel, concerns a woman dissatisfied with her indifferent husband. She eventually gives in to her desire for other men and commits adultery. It is a searing indictment of the religious and social pressures brought to bear on women who transgress restrictive Victorian codes of behavior. |