Il Risveglio by Kate Chopin
A Creole wife and mother living in late-19th-century New Orleans quietly awakens to her own desires and need for autonomy during summers spent at the seaside, and as she explores art, love, and sensuality she increasingly rejects the restrictive expectations of marriage and society; torn between passion, social duty, and the limits of the options available to women, her search for independence and selfhood deepens into isolation and despair, culminating in a final, ambiguous act that forces readers to confront questions of freedom, identity, and the cost of defiance.
- Published
- 1899
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 120-200
- Original Language
- English
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