The Awakening
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is a story of a woman’s struggles to overcome innumerable obstacles in her life. Edna, the primary character in the story, discovered the stifling bonds of marriage and realized and surpass her limitations as a female in a male dominated society. She also became aware of her means to happiness i ....
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.... forbidden in women during the time in which was set and therefore a limitation for most, allowed her to overcome other limitations of being female. Edna refused to attend her sister’s funeral even though, according to her father, she should go out of “womanly consideration”. And as most wives unconditionally obeyed their husbands, Edna often refused her husband’s wishes from simple matters of merely meeting him downtown to more complex issues such as her Tuesdays at home.
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Word count: 424
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
