description: In what was to be her last novel, Kate Chopin shocked the readers of her day by showing a woman being fulfilled by throwing off the ties of marriage and children.
language: English
title: The Awakening
titlecomplete: The Awakening
characters: Adèle Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz, Robert Lebrun, Alcée Arobin, Léonce Pontellier, Edna Pontellier
genres: Literature, American, Feminism, Classics, School, 19th Century, High School, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Read For School
ratings_count: 201588
places: New Orleans, Louisiana, Grand Isle, Louisiana
publisher: Tantor Media