The Paradoxical Nature Of Freedom In The Awakening By Kate...

As the audience watches the puppet show, they’re satisfaction blinds them from seeing the cruel treatment of the puppet. Its every movement is controlled by the puppeteer, giving it no freedom to do what it likes. Its purpose is to please the audience while no one gives any importance to what the puppet actually feels. The puppeteer gives it life with the strings attached to it, but what if the only way out is to sacrifice its life knowing it will no longer be manipulated? In â€Å"The Awakening† by Kate Chopin, the paradoxical nature of Edna’s life is heroic because she knew in order to detach herself from society’s standards and her emotional attachment to people, she had to commit suicide. She put an end to her life, but it was actually the†¦show more content†¦Given that this took place in 1898, it was courageous of her to disobey Là ©once, further destroying what society expected her to do. As with her children, Edna didn’t have an emotional attachment to them. â€Å"I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn’t give myself.† (Chopin 47) Edna wouldn’t want to put her identity in jeopardy because of her children as she’s come to value it. It wasn’t anything that was constructed by society, it’s something of her own, something she hasn’t had to fake to satisfy others but herself. Society views mothers as sacrificing anything for their children no matter what, but this is another step Edna takes in going against the social norm. It takes a lot of power to go against your husband and not have maternal tendencies during this time period as Edna’s had a lot of pressure within her because of this. As she’s starting to acknowledge who she truly is, she’s starting to slowly cut off the strings that attaches her feet to society. The emotional attachment Edna felt towards Robert were the strings attached to her hands as she desperately tried to keep him close, but society prevented it. With Robert, she slowly began to realize what he actually meant to her, theShow More RelatedResearch Paper on Kate Chopin and Her Works2380 Words   |  10 Pages Kate Chopin is best known for her novel, The Awakening, published in 1899. After its publication, The Awakening created such uproar that its author was alienated from certain social circles in St. Louis. The novel also contributed to rejections of Chopins later stories including, The Story of An Hour and The Storm. The heavy criticism that she endured for the novel hindered her writing. The male dominated world was simply not ready for such an honest exploration of female independence, a frankRead MoreAnalysis Of The Daily Life Of Edna s, The Awakening s Protagonist2355 Words   |  10 PagesGrand Isle. They are rather close companions; Robert has chosen to follow her around for the summer, as is later revealed to be his custom. It’s revealed that Edna is an American woman from â€Å"the old Kentucky bluegrass country.† As the day progresses, Chopin details the tiny minutiae of married life that have disappointed both Leonce and Edna; Leonce feels hurt by her dismissiveness- â€Å"He thought it very discouraging that his wife, who was the sole object of his existence, evinced so little interest in