The Awakening: and Selected Short Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781503197121)

Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating mixed reaction from contemporary readers and criticism.

Author: Marilynne Robinson, Kate Chopin
ISBN-10: 1503197123
ISBN-13: 9781503197121
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2015
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.5
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 15836 / Awakening