The Awakening
Written by Kate Chopin
Narrated by Elizabeth Klett
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With an effortless, sure-handed artistry, Chopin tells the story of Edna Pontellier, a young mother and model wife, whose romantic involvement with a young man during a vacation at a seaside resort allows her for the first time to imagine a new, freer life. Upon her return to New Orleans, Edna leaves her husband's home for her own cottage and begins an affair, only to discover that the constraints of social custom may be more powerful than she thought. Contemporary readers and reviewers were shocked by the frank, unapologetic treatment of adultery in The Awakening. The fact that we have the book at all is the most convincing tribute to its enduring, irrepressible power.
Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin was born in St. Louis, Missouri,In 1851. She began writing shortly after herHusband's death and, from 1889 until her ownDeath, her stories and other miscellaneousWritings appeared in Vogue, Youth's companion,Atlantic Monthly, Century, Saturday EveningPost, and other publications. In addition to The Awakening, Mrs. Chopin published another novel, At Fault, and two collections of short stories and sketches, Bayou Folk and A Night at Acadie. The publication of The Awakening in 1899 occasioned shocked and angry response from reviewers all over the country. The book was taken off the shelves of the St. Louis mercantile library and its author was barred from the fine arts club. Kate Chopin died in 1904.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I first read The Awakening in high school or early college, many many years ago. I'm sure it was over my head and beyond my life experience at that time. I likely read it because I thought it may contain explicit steamy love scenes! It does not. Or maybe it is steamy for 1899. To me, the marvel of this book is that it was published in 1899. A feminist novella indeed!
The Awakening is the story of wealthy and unhappy Edna Pontellier. She lives in New Orleans though the story opens when she is vacationing on the Louisiana coast with her husband and their two young sons. Her husband is portrayed as a stuffy bore and the children as always wanting something. At the summer resort she meets a variety of people. Her close friend is very conventional, pregnant again, and would sacrifice anything for her children. Another female vacationer is a pianist and an unconventional single woman. She offers an alternative view of life for a woman. Edna falls in love with the resort owner's flirtatious son Robert Lebrun. When she returns to her daily life in New Orleans, Edna is despondent. She misses Robert and she is unhappy being a wife and mother. She tries to carve out some independence with her painting. When her husband leaves on an extended business trip, she has an affair with a notorious womanizer. She ends the affair on her own terms. Still unhappy and unfulfilled, she rents a small house which she intends to live in on her own. Her husband is appalled, but he is mainly concerned about appearances. In a move worthy of today's best spin doctors, he makes arrangements to renovate their house in order to explain his wife living elsewhere. In the meantime, Robert returns, sparks fly, and he leaves again. Edna returns to the coast alone.
That is a lot of story in a short book. The writing is descriptive and evocative without being too flowery. The real power is in the main character daring to defy a woman's prescribed role. She tries to assert herself in small ways, but becomes bolder when this does not work. There is a great scene when Edna decides to sleep outside in a hammock. Her husband orders her in the house. When she refuses, he sits on the porch with her all night. He drinks wine and smokes cigars while she tries to sleep. It is a great example of the passive-aggressive behavior that occurs in most marriages at some point. I noticed that some reviewers do not like the character of Edna. She is not particularly likable, but neither are any of the other characters in this book. She is an unhappy woman who does not like society's rules. She has very few options and makes a lot of blunders along the way. The book really resonated with me at this time in my life and also at this time in our social and political climate. I'm so glad I re-read this!3 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's an excellent story of a woman who found her freedom through a simple and simple life I really liked and recommend it to everyone.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Simply, I loved this audio book. There is a good arrangement of the story which arouses our interest to the story. I believe one who listen to this audio book would never regret about it. It is a must read.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nhìn em cạnh bên anh ngủ ngoan
Lòng anh quá đỗi nhẹ nhàng
Thoáng chốc anh quên đi bao phiền ưu
Nhắm mắt lại và mong sao em có thể hiểu
Từ lúc em bên cạnh anh thấy cuộc sống ổn hơn nhiều
Nhiều lần giận hờn nhau đôi chúng ta từng phải nói chia tay mà
Và cớ sao em vẫn luôn là người thứ tha
Anh cảm ơn trời đã trao anh người con gái tuyệt vời
Chỉ muốn bên em và yêu em đến hết cuộc đời
Người tuyệt vời nhất là em chẳng ai khác ngoài em
Và lý do anh cho là em luôn luôn tuyệt vời nhất
Vì em từng biết lắng nghe, biết chịu đựng, biết sẽ chia
Anh biết cả đời này anh không gặp ai tốt hơn em
Cảm ơn em đã vì anh suốt quãng đường vừa qua
Đã thứ tha cho anh nhiều lần anh dối trá
Anh hiểu rằng anh rất may mắn khi được em ở bên cạnh
Muốn thấy nụ cười nở trên môi
Hạnh phúc chỉ thế thôi
Là em!
Mang cho em những tiếng cười
Mang cho em những rạng ngời
Bên cạnh em mãi thôi
Từ giờ anh cố gắng chẳng để em phải u buồn
Từ giờ về mai sau dành em mọi điều em muốn
Nhiều lần giận hờn nhau đôi chúng ta từng phải nói chia tay mà
Và cớ sao em vẫn luôn là người thứ tha
Anh cảm ơn trời đã trao anh người con gái tuyệt vời
Chỉ muốn bên em và yêu em, yêu em đến hết cuộc đời
Người tuyệt vời nhất là em chẳng ai khác ngoài em
Và lý do anh cho là em luôn luôn tuyệt vời nhất
Vì em từng biết lắng nghe, biết chịu đựng, biết sẽ chia
Anh biết cả đời này anh không gặp ai tốt hơn em
Cảm ơn em đã vì anh suốt quãng đường vừa qua
Đã thứ tha cho anh nhiều lần anh dối trá
Anh hiểu rằng anh rất may mắn khi được em ở bên cạnh
Muốn thấy nụ cười nở trên môi
Hạnh phúc chỉ thế thôi
Người tuyệt vời nhất là em chẳng ai khác ngoài em
Và lý do anh cho là em luôn luôn tuyệt vời nhất
Vì em từng biết lắng nghe, biết chịu đựng, biết sẽ chia
Anh biết cả đời này anh không gặp ai tốt hơn em
Cảm ơn em đã vì anh suốt quãng đường vừa qua
Đã thứ tha cho anh nhiều lần anh dối trá
Anh hiểu rằng anh rất may mắn khi được em ở bên cạnh
Muốn thấy nụ cười nở trên môi
Hạnh phúc chỉ thế thôi
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