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Edna Pontellier's Awakening

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The rebirth of the unknown outshines wisdom and understanding of the social aspects of life. Through life experiences an individual’s conscience is filed with unanswered questions being chained down to society. The life of a woman during the 1800s has chained down to responsibilities and duties to fulfill. In the novel “Awakening by Kate Chopin ‘protagonist Edna Pontellier is victimized by the rules and aspects of society that seem to overshadow self-identity. Throughout life 'Knowledge comes with understanding'.During the 1800s woman's place in society was home,in which home refers to the idea that woman's rights were limited. Throughout the novel protagonist Edna Pontellier seems to awaken from society in which she tries to "escape"
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