In her novel The Awakening, Kate Chopin shows how the character Edna Pontellier has to deal with a life of hard choices. The novel is about a woman who marries into the creole way of life. Edna has everything a woman could want, but she is not happy. Edna feels like a possession of her husband, of her children, and of her society. The story deals with the struggles she goes through in order to …showed first 75 words of 865 total…

…showed last 75 words of 865 total…from the perspective of the oppressed about independence, freedom, and will power unheard of during the times of its publication. It is a stirring book that forces the reader to confront tough issues. It paints a picture of what goes through the mind of a person who loses hope. It is far more than another romance novel with a tragic ending. It is a book about the choices one will make to protect one's freedom.