Characters
The protagonist; experiences "the awakening"
Who is Edna Pontellier
The Pontelliers are vacationing in this city...
What is Grand Isle, LA
What tradition is Edna expected to observe each Tuesday afternoon in New Orleans
What is receive callers/ guests?
The two symbols that are introduced at the start of the chapter that represents the protagonist and her closest friend.
What is the parrot and the mockingbird?
The author of The Awakening.
What is Kate Chopin?
Wealthy Creole businessman; conscious of social conventionalities
Who is Leonce Pontellier
Mr. Pontellier believes his wife is this kind of mother...
What is neglectful and inattentive You must be more specific than "BAD"
What is the one thing Edna says she will not give for her children?
What is herself?
The motif that represents middle class wealth versus a lack of wealth.
What is cigars vs. cigarettes?
The Louisiana culture in which The Awakening surrounds.
What is Creole culture?
Ideal 19th century woman and friend of Edna throughout her awakening.
Who is Adele Ratignolle?
Edna's father and sister did not want her to marry Leonce because he is...
What is Catholic?
Whose presence on the boat to the island of Cheniere stirs jealously in Edna?
Who is Mariequita?
The symbol that often reflects Edna's mood and emotions.
What is the voice of the sea?
The time period in which The Awakening was published?
What is the 19th century?
This person is the focus of Edna's first emotional and sexual awakening
Who is Robert Lebrun
Adele asks Robert to leave Edna alone because
What is she doesn't want Edna to get hurt?
Where does Robert take Edna when she becomes ill on Cheniere?
What is Madame Antoine's house?
The symbol used to represent a lack of conformity to societal expectations.
What is the removal or absence of clothes?
Where the second half of the text, The Awakening, takes place.
What is New Orleans?
Eccentric pianist whose primary passion is music; Edna's friend during her "awakening"
Who is Mademoiselle Reisz
Adele asks Robert to leave Edna alone because
What is she doesn't want Edna to get hurt?
How does Edna react to Leonce's news that he is traveling to Mexico?
What is excuses herself from dinner and tends to her duties as a wife and mother?
The image that Edna conjures up while Mademoiselle Reisz plays the piano after the dinner.
What is a naked man sitting on a rock watching a distant bird?
The attitude and ideals attributed to women of the 19th century and in The Awakening.
What is The Cult of Domesticity?