Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Kate Chopin - The Awakening ( Part I )

The introductory part elaborates the family of Pontellier's, and describes different characteristics of each member. In particular, a father who is doctor, the protagonist mother who does not work, and their two sons. The story begins when they are on vacation with many of Mr.Pontellier’s relatives and associates. In the beginning,  the Pontellier's were family like the others, except their little internal problems. For instance, Edna Pontellier in essence is engaging and handsome. Moreover, she tells about her childhood in Kentucky and her sisters weeding which was upcoming.Many times she was confused in the way that how people acted around her. Her marriage is described simply as an accident, that she just ended up getting married. She was much younger than her husband who was in his forties. During her  stay at the cottage with the other families, she makes new friends, one of which is also the son of mrs. Lebrun, Robert. On the other hand, Robert has chosen one woman for every upcoming summer to whom he devotes himself as an attendant.. Yet, although Robert devotes himself to a different woman every summer, his playful attentions to Edna differ from his treatments of past women. From this perspective, Robert is viewed as quite flirty person which slightly affects the relationship with Edna.

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