num_pages: 224
description: Edna Pontellier is a young woman living comfortably in the beautiful city of New Orleans. She is fond of her husband and proud of her sons but finds it impossible to accept that "for women it is a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals." She fights back in the only way she knows, and her solution is extreme. Infamous in its time, The Awakening is now recognized as a radical work of fiction -- sensuous, arresting, and clear-eyed in its commitment to freedom and independence.
language: English
title: The Awakening
titlecomplete: The Awakening
characters: Edna Pontellier, Alcée Arobin, Léonce Pontellier, Robert Lebrun, Mademoiselle Reisz, Adèle Ratignolle
genres: Read For School, American, Historical Fiction, School, Literature, High School, Classics, Feminism, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 201580
places: Grand Isle, Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana
publisher: Women's Press, Ltd. (UK)