Kate Chopin (author), The Awakening, Story of an Hour, the Kiss, etc. |
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 Mar 13 2007, 01:53 PM
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Who enjoys Kate Chopin? I realize there is a topic on The Awakening, but that wasn't very popular. Maybe other people enjoy other short stories by her?
I find her style so unique and beautiful. It's deep and romantic... mmmm <3! If you sort of enjoy Hawthorne (haha), I would suggest looking up some of her short stories and reading them more than once. They are all so tricky and awesome. |
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Mar 26 2007, 12:19 AM
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The Awakening's ending was not. cool. 'Scuse me; that's not strength. Buuuut, I did enjoy the first part of the book.
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Mar 27 2007, 09:17 PM
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QUOTE(kayceeisms @ Mar 26 2007, 1:19 AM)  The Awakening's ending was not. cool. 'Scuse me; that's not strength. Buuuut, I did enjoy the first part of the book. That depends on how you interpret it. I thought it was a very strong and appropriate ending. If you compare it to the Great Gatsby, both Edna and Gatsby were the romantics that were overwhelmed by the society that was opposite from them. They both had to die in the end because they were the romantics. But that is if you interpret it as death. Edna's 'awakening' pulls her out of a society that has long been there and throws her into a world almost similar to Mme Reisz - living for only one passion. But unlike Mme Reisz, she is the 'bird with the broken wing;' she does not have the strength needed. In the end, her journey to find true contentment is ended, because she really has nobody to help her through such an arduous journey, and she is 'overwhelmed' by the ocean (which I interpreted it to be her awakening). If she had not drowned in her feelings, the essence and the point Chopin was trying to make would not have been seen at all. |
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mishyerr Kate Chopin (author) Mar 13 2007, 01:53 PM
Jackaroe I really like her writing style. It's so elega... Mar 14 2007, 02:32 PM Wo0yaPo0ya I've read The Awakening. I'm pretty sure I... Mar 14 2007, 03:28 PM achimongus I loved The Awakening. Not only kate Chopin's ... Mar 23 2007, 08:57 PM
kayceeisms I actually don't see Gatsby as a romantic over... Mar 27 2007, 11:35 PM Jackaroe ^same here. I ultimately thought that Edna and Nor... Mar 29 2007, 05:15 PM mishyerr Well, it sort of foreshadows that the children are... Mar 29 2007, 05:49 PM
Jackaroe ^You've got a point. I guess that's why ... Mar 29 2007, 07:27 PM |
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