Critical Essay "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin "Kate Chopin was writing before the phrase "women's movement" had been coined"(Kate Chopin: A Critical Biography), but the stirrings of this twentieth century movement were beginning to simmer in the United States. Late 19th century customs demanded that woman be defined in relationship to the men in their life - wife, mother, daughter - and not as separate human beings with a defined-self outside their family relationships. …showed first 75 words of 1079 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1079 total…own novel. Her skillful use of writing technique to produce a work of this quality and scope has earned her a place in the literary canon. It is important to realize the impact this novel has on our society. After it release it became one of the controversial stories ever written and still remains today. The ideas presented in this novel have enriched our society and helped women become more active and equal to men.