The+Awakening

The novel was begun in 1897 and completed on January 21, 1898. Kate Chopin's original title was //A Solitary Soul//. It was published as //The Awakening// by Herbert S. Stone & Company in Chicago on April 22, 1899. **Ebook:** http://www.gutenberg.org/files/160/160-h/160-h.htm

**Audio:*You will increase your comprehension and build your word recognition if you use this WITH your book.** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Dw-I597m4 **Chapters 1-20** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB7R5_9ZL9w **Chapters 21-39** FULL AUDIO 5.25 hours: [] GREAT for review before the test! = = = = =The following materials are for classroom use for my students and are from the resources:= http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/kate-chopins-awakening-searching-women-identity-chopins-awakening http://www.katechopin.org/the-awakening

**Critical Milestone Statement** Students will read/discuss/analyze //The Awakening// and its historical context, then conduct research of literary criticisms, which they will synthesize in writing. =**Guiding Questions:**= How does //The Awakening// **speak to the roles of women** and the conventions of literature at the end of the 19th century?


 * How does Kate Chopin use other characters,** especially the women**,** in //The Awakening// in order to cast Edna Pontellier's desires—and social limitations—in sharp relief?

Consider the **role of men** and the limits they represent for Edna Pontellier. How do the male characters help establish Edna's options in life? Does her relationship with any of them push her towards becoming like one of the other women in the novella?

In what ways does Chopin’s The Awakening reflect attributes of literary realism, local color and/or regionalism?

How does the Louisiana setting and Creole culture work as an important component of Edna’s transformation?

=**Common Core Standards: **=

**KATE CHOPIN**

Background Note taking- in class

= = =__Reading Section Due Dates:__= pages 1-22 **Mon 4/7** pages 22-45 **Tues 4/8** pages 45-67 **Thurs 4/10** pages 67-77 **Fri 4/11** pages 78-116 **Wed April 23**

=**//The Awakening// characters**=
 * Edna Pontellier
 * Léonce Pontellier, husband of Edna
 * Etienne and Raoul Pontellier, children of Edna and Léonce
 * A quadroon who cares for Etienne and Raoul
 * Madame Aline Lebrun, owner of a //pension// on Grand Isle
 * Robert Lebrun, son of Madame Lebrun
 * Victor Lebrun, brother of Robert Lebrun
 * Mariequita, woman of Spanish descent who lives on Grand Isle
 * Adèle Ratignolle, guest at the //pension// on Grand Isle
 * Alphonse Ratignolle, a pharmacist, husband of Adèle
 * Mademoiselle Reisz, a pianist, guest at the //pension// on Grand Isle
 * Others on Grand Isle--two lovers, a lady in black, the Farival twins, old Monsieur Farival, Beaudelet. . ..
 * Madame Antoine, woman of //Chênière Caminada// across the bay from Grand Isle
 * Tonie, son of Madame Antoine; he and his mother appear in the Chopin short story "At Chênière Caminada"
 * Old Celestine, Ellen, Joe, and other servants in the Pontellier's house in New Orleans
 * Doctor Mandelet, the Pontellier's physician
 * Edna's father, a former colonel in the Confederate army
 * Alcée Arobin, a young man of fashion in New Orleans
 * Mrs. Highcamp, friend of Alcée Arobin
 * James Highcamp, husband of Mrs. Highcamp; the Highcamp's daughter
 * Mrs. Merrimam and Miss Mayblunt, guests at Edna's party in Chapter XXX of the novel
 * Gouvernail, a journalist, also a guest at the party; he plays a central role in the Chopin stories [|"A Respectable Woman"] and [|"Athénaîse"]
 * Madame Pontellier, mother of Léonce

Pronunciation!
Edna Pontellier: [ ɛdna põtəlje ] Léonce: [ leõs ] Robert Lebrun: [ ʁɔbɛʁ ləbʁoe˜ ] Adèle Ratignolle: [ adɛleh ʁatiɲɔl ] Alcée Arobin: [ alse aʁɔbɛ˜ ] Etienne: [ etjɛn ] Raoul: [ ʁaul ] Alphonse: [ alfõs ] Antoine: [ ãtwan ] Farival: [ faʁival ] Gouvernail: [ ɡuvɛʁnaj ] Mandelet: [ mãdəle ] Note: the nasal vowels corresponding to ɛ and oe are noted by the ɛ and oe followed by a ˜

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Mark (sticky note?) and be prepared to discuss: __Search for Self__- This story is literally about Edna’s “awakening” and her path to self-discovery. Pay attention to what Edna is searching for and how she changes throughout the story. __Consequences of Self-Expression__- What happens to Edna as a result of her search for self? Her actions are radical for her social class and the time period. How is she perceived? __Sexism__- What role does sexism play in the story? How would this be different if Edna was a man? How would her actions be received by society if she was a man?
 * THEMES:**

__Birds__- What do they symbolize? How are the birds in this novel described? How do they tie into Edna? __Clothing__- Pay attention to Edna’s clothes as the novel progresses. How does Chopin use clothes as an outward sign of what is happening inside Edna? __Houses__- There are a multitude of houses in this story. Pay attention to what each house means and represents to Edna. __The Sea__- What does the sea represent? Think beyond the novel as well. What do people think about when they are near the ocean? __Music-__ Pay attention to the different types of music played at different points in the story. How do the changes in music align with the change in Edna?
 * SYMBOLS:**

Realism is fiction that provides a "slice of life," an "accurate representation of reality." Chopin frequently focused on the Creole culture of Louisiana. Unique regional features included a heritage that drew from French and Spanish ancestry, a complex caste system, the settings of urban New Orleans and rural vacation retreats like Grand Isle (located on the Gulf Coast). Chopin's use of a culturally foreign protagonist - Edna was a protestant from Kentucky, rather than a French-speaking Catholic Creole like her husband—casts cultural differences into even sharper relief.
 * Literary Realism & Local Color/Regionalism:**
 * 4. CHARACTERS (see Chart)**
 * At the end of each section, use the Chapter Questions to check your understanding/comprehension.**

= = =Realism, Local Color/Regionalism=

In its literary usage, the term realism is often defined as a method or form in fiction that provides a "slice of life," an "accurate representation of reality." —from the //Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism//, ed. Joseph Childers and Gary Hentzi

Although the terms regionalism and local color are sometimes used interchangeably, regionalism generally has broader connotations. Whereas local color is often applied to a specific literary mode that flourished in the late 19th century, regionalism implies a recognition from the colonial period to the present of differences among specific areas of the country. Additionally, regionalism refers to an intellectual movement encompassing regional consciousness beginning in the 1930s.

In //The Awakening//, as well as her short stories, Chopin frequently focused on the Creole culture of Louisiana. Unique regional features included a heritage that drew from French and Spanish ancestry, a complex cast system, the settings of urban New Orleans and rural vacation retreats like Grand Isle (located on the Gulf Coast). Chopin's use of a culturally foreign protagonist - Edna was a protestant from Kentucky, rather than a French-speaking Catholic Creole like her husband—casts cultural differences into even sharper relief.

__REALISM:__ http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/realism.htm

__REGIONALISM AND LOCAL COLOR FICTION:__ http://public.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/lcolor.html

http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/localcolor.html

http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/regionalism.html

=**Houses**= **Summer Beach House, Grand Isle, Louisiana** **Pigeon House, New Orleans, Louisiana (but a modern shot)**
 * [[image:Pontellier House in Noew Orleans.PNG]]Pontellier House, New Orleans**

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