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  What doe Edna's Conversation with DR.Mandelet Reveal about the doctor?

  Posted by iheartenglish on Nov 19, 2009 at 05:17 PM

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  What is an emotional attachment and/or a romantic obsession you have studied in a previous work?

  Posted by clarebear026 on Oct 21, 2009 at 10:20 AM

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  How does the view of romantic love develop in the course of the novel?

  Posted by clarebear026 on Oct 16, 2009 at 08:03 AM

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  What are the main conflicts in The Awakening by Kate Chopin?

  Posted by matt51208 on Oct 14, 2009 at 06:02 AM

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  What is Edna's response to the music of Mademoiselle Reisz in The Awakening?

  Posted by preetd on Jul 17, 2009 at 01:24 PM

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  How do Mlle. Reisz and Mme. Ratignolle function in relation to Edna and the novel's view of women as mothers and artists?

  Posted by ffajunkie16 on May 4, 2009 at 01:31 PM

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  Why did Edna commit suicide in "The Awakening"?

  Posted by manina on Apr 5, 2009 at 08:29 PM

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  "Grab for too much and it slips away from you."-Creole proverb. Discuss this proverb in relation to Edna.

  Posted by brunoismydog on Mar 12, 2009 at 09:53 PM

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  Racing comes into the plot several times in connection with Edna, Arobin, and the Colonel. Discuss its significance.

  Posted by brunoismydog on Mar 11, 2009 at 08:13 AM

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  What features make The Awakening a "local color" story?  

  Posted by danashinae on Mar 10, 2009 at 09:05 AM

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  Discuss the imagery of darkness, shadows, and night.

  Posted by brunoismydog on Mar 8, 2009 at 08:57 PM

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  1.     What kind of mother is Edna? What kind of artist is she?

  Posted by lbrunson4 on Feb 27, 2009 at 10:29 AM

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  What features make The Awakening a "local color" story?

  Posted by jcaral on Feb 10, 2009 at 08:52 AM

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  Create a thesis statement on why "The Awakening" should not be banned.

  Posted by buchi on Jan 6, 2009 at 06:30 PM

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  In "The Awakening", what are four examples of the conflict between Edna's nature and the enviroment which she lives?

  Posted by jpinklama on Dec 14, 2008 at 05:26 PM

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  What societal customs and beliefs in "The Awakening" are significant to Edna Pontellier's psychological development?

  Posted by alexandraquinn on Dec 8, 2008 at 01:45 PM

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  What is "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin about? Explain the thesis, plot, and characterization.

  Posted by littlebritney on Nov 16, 2008 at 12:01 PM

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  How do Edna's two houses in New Orleans reflect her character in "The Awakening"?

  Posted by courville34 on Nov 2, 2008 at 06:45 PM

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  How is the Ratignolle marriage a contrast to the Pontellier marriage in "Awakening"?

  Posted by craylynn on Oct 26, 2008 at 07:19 PM

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  In "The Awakening", what attitudes and tendencies in the Creole characters does Edna have trouble adjusting to?

  Posted by jennaysaywhat on Aug 12, 2008 at 10:41 AM

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  Describe the Pontellier children from the story "The Awakening."

  Posted by thaman on Apr 23, 2008 at 01:58 PM

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  I would like to know why Edna committed suicide at the end of  the story?

  Posted by chapis on Apr 12, 2008 at 07:32 PM

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  In The Awakening, how does Edna describe the night to Robert when he walks her home?

  Posted by jeyjeylittle on Feb 8, 2008 at 09:16 AM

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  What details are revealed about Mr. Pontellier in Chapter 1 of The Awakening?

  Posted by smilyhdz on Feb 4, 2008 at 04:50 AM

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  In the first chapters of the Awakening, by Kate Chopin, what potentials for conflict are revealed through the presentation of characters and place?

  Posted by smilyhdz on Feb 1, 2008 at 04:57 AM

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  What are the roles of women and men in socitey as seen in The Awakening?  Furthermore, How does socitey influence behavior?

  Posted by rickp79 on Jul 9, 2007 at 06:53 PM

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  What happens at Edna's dinner party between her and Victor?

  Posted by andrewrules on May 29, 2007 at 12:58 PM

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  What is Chopin trying to say in this novel about the contrast between romance and realism?

  Posted by lisabm on May 16, 2007 at 06:10 PM

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  How are chapter 6 and and the last two pages of the novel touchstones for the novel.(the Awakening)

  Posted by lisabms on May 15, 2007 at 05:55 PM

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  Consider the imagery in the novel. What is Chopin doing with all these birds? What do these references to birds help the reader to understand?

  Posted by lisabm on May 14, 2007 at 09:48 PM

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  How do the different species of birds mentioned symbolyze different ideas?

  Posted by pinkygirl on May 14, 2007 at 08:20 PM

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  Why did Chopin chose to repeat so much phrasing and ideas of Chapter 6 with the last two pages of the novel. How do you account for the differences?

  Posted by lisabm on May 13, 2007 at 09:07 PM

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  What features make The Awakening a "local color" story?

  Posted by johndeerebryson on Feb 6, 2007 at 07:38 PM

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  What are some of the feminist elements of the novel?

  Posted by psyko on Jan 30, 2007 at 11:34 PM