This 6 page paper provides support for this as a central theme in Chopin's work, and also reflects upon sections of the text as they defines the relationships and characters in the work. A 6 page essay offering a general critique of Kate Chopin's The Awakening. Condemned in 1899, this book has received accolades during the last 25 years as an honest and courageous work. The writer discusses the journey the main character takes in finding herself to the feminist movement and also points out that the main character's husband was also restricted in that time era. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Freedom means many things to many people.
In The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, freedom is the sum and total of the thematic enterprise. The protagonist's deepest wish is for freedom and Chopin is able to embed both the desire and the attainment of freedom within her writing style through the use of recurring metaphors and symbols, as well as the story line. This 5 page paper argues that freedom from the social constraints of the conventions of gender role during the Victorian era are the first of the freedoms that Chopin addresses. No additional sources are listed. The paper looks at the literary techniques Chopin used to develop her work, and concludes that the novel's construction and development is as innovative for the times as its shocking theme.