http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/-t1.htm Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:31:15 GMT 10 http://www.salemweb.com/tales/images/7gables.jpg http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/-t1.htm http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/willa-cather-criticism-t185.htm Allie5491 I don't exactly agree with most of what this says about the novel, but its interesting to hear the opinions of another feminist author of the time. Willa Cather on the Awakening A Creole "Bovary" is this little novel of Miss Chopin's. Not that the heroine is a creole exactly, or that Miss Chopin is a Flaubert--save the mark!--but the theme is similar to that which occupied Flaubert. There was, indeed, no need that a second "Madame Bovary" should be written, but ... The Awakening Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:31:15 GMT http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/willa-cather-criticism-t185.htm#585 http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/willa-cather-criticism-t185.htm http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/socratic-seminars-yea-or-nea-t182.htm Atlantisbase What do you think, did we really have a Socratic Seminar? Was it anywhere close to being what it was supposed to be? Do you like the Socratic method of discussion or the more free form discussion that we usually conduct? Your thoughts. The Awakening Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/socratic-seminars-yea-or-nea-t182.htm#581 http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/socratic-seminars-yea-or-nea-t182.htm http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/essay-post-t179.htm chiara Chiara Clemente Kate Chopin uses symbolism in The Awakening to augment the major themes of the novel: the entrapment of Edna Pontilier in the domestic sphere, her gradual shedding of her rigid gender role, and her spiritual and sexual self-discovery. Symbolism of the caged birds, the shedding of clothing, and the open water are introduced very early on in the novel and are used heavily by Chopin to foreshadow and subtly emphasize the major themes centralized around Edna “awakening”. The ... The Awakening Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:01:31 GMT http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/essay-post-t179.htm#576 http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/essay-post-t179.htm http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/topics-of-2-11-t175.htm Atlantisbase 1. How did Mrs. Pontellier evolve between pg. 26 and 60? She becomes more open, more free in her willingness to express herself, to assert her self as evidenced by her willingness to defy her husband and refuse to come into the house. 2. If she had lived in the modern world, would she have had children? Probably not, based on her feelings towards her children; sometimes she loves them immeasurably while other times she completely forgets them. 3. Had she been in Kentucky she wouldn't ... The Awakening Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:31:54 GMT http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/topics-of-2-11-t175.htm#569 http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/topics-of-2-11-t175.htm http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/reading-for-2-10-t171.htm Atlantisbase Read to page 60 for 2/10. The Awakening Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:49:03 GMT http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/reading-for-2-10-t171.htm#560 http://apenglish.forumotion.net/the-awakening-f3/reading-for-2-10-t171.htm