THE AWAKENING
Kate Chopin used her writing of fiction as a way to represent to her readers, her life and experiences, as well as society’s beliefs about females. The Awakening is one of her stories that caused controversy because of its themes about female independence, sexuality, oppression, and infidelity as seen through her eyes
In 1848, a few years before the birth of Kate O’Flaherty, a women’s convention in Seneca Falls New York was held. The purpose of this convention was to begin the planning of reforms that would make the lives of women better. At that time, women had no right to vote, were not allowed to work or be self sufficient, and if married, considered not as an individual, but as property of their husbands (Catt et al. 6). Over the next 40 years, and as Kate O’Flaherty was growing up, several women’s rights conventions were held, and women such as Susan B Anthony, Lucy Stone, and Sorjornor Truth, traveled across the country speaking about women’s......
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