Tradition·Independence·Rebellion-Analyzing the Female Images in The Awakening of Kate Chopin
ZHAO Pei-pei
Abstract：Kate Chopin created three major characters in her novel The Awakening. Mrs Ratignolle is tradition?al;Miss Reisz is independent;Edna is rebellious.They have their own characteristics, but all of them are fettered by patriarchal society. By creating the three kinds of female characters, it shows the author's concern for the sur?vival condition of women, criticizes the patriarchal society for its containment of female subjectivity, embodies Chopin's carrying forward female self-awareness.
Keywords：Kate ChopinThe Awakeningfemale self-awareness
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 70-72,79 )