DIALECTICALJOURNAL

BOOK:
TheAwakening

AUTHOR:
KateChopin

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Notes

Allezvousen!Allez
vousen!Sapristi!Thatsall
right!(Chapter1,page5)

CL

Willthisbetranslatedlater?The
booksaysitsspanish,butIm
almostpositivethatitsactually
FrenchforGoaway!Goaway!
GoodHeavens!ThatsAllright!

Hecouldspeakalittle
Spanish,andalsoa
languagewhichnobody
understood,unlessitwas
themockingbirdthathung
ontheothersideofthedoor,
whistlinghisflutynotesout
uponthebreezewith
maddeningpersistence.
(Chapter1,page5)

DI

Ifeelthismaybeimportantto
thesettingofthestory,aswell
aspossiblyshowingusthe
intelligencelevelofthenarrator,
whocallstheparrotsquote
SpanishinsteadofFrench.

Twoyounggirls,theFarival
twins,wereplayingaduet
fromZampauponthe
piano.(Chapter1,page6)

ButRobertadmittedquite
franklythathepreferredto
staywherehewasandtalk
toMrs.Pontellier.(Chapter
1page7)

LT

Foreshadowing?Zampais
aboutbrokenmarriages,broken
hearts,andoneofthecharacter
drowns.
IfeelasifRobertlovesEdna.
thiscouldcausesomeissues.

DI

ShewasanAmerican
woman(Chapter2,page
9)

Sheisnotcolouredlikesomeof
thenativepopulation
~FairSkinned

Shecouldnothavetoldwhy
shewascrying.Such
experiencesastheforegoing
werenotuncommoninher
marriedlife.(Chapter3,

LT

Foreshadowing?itsshowshow
unhappysheiswithbeinga
marriedwoman,soshemight
leavehim??

page10/11)
7

Anindescribable
oppression,whichseemed
togenerateinsome
unfamiliarpartofher
consciousness,filledher
wholebeingwithavague
anguish.(Chapter3,page
11)

TT

WutheringHeights
Theybothcontainunhappy
marriages.

Thelittlestinging,buzzing
impssucceededindispelling
amoodwhichmighthave
heldherthereinthe
darknesshalfanightlonger
(Chapter3,page11)

TS

IabsolutelyHATEmosquitoes.

returningtothecity
(Chapter3,page11)

RM

Mr.Pontellierseemstobegone
quiteoften

10

Mr.Pontellierwasthebest
husbandintheworld.Mrs.
Pontellierwasforcedto
admitthatsheknewofnone
better(Chapter3,page12)

Impredictingthatshesso
unhappy,thatshellhavean
affairwhileherhusbandisinthe
city.

11

Inshort,Mrs.Pontellierwas
notamotherwoman
(Chapter4,page12)

DI

Sheisntordinary,obviouslyand
sheisntthenormalhousewife
sheissupposedtobe.

12

Mrs.Pontellier,thoughshe
hadmarriedaCreole,was
notthoroughlyathomein
thesocietyofCreoles
(Chapter3,page14)

Ipredictthatshellleaveher
husbandforawhiteman.

13

shecouldnotseetheuse
ofanticipatingandmaking
winternightgarmentsthe
subjectofhersummer
meditations(Chapter3,
page13)

DI

Shesbeginningtogrowtiredof
hereverydaylife.

14

Oneofthemwasthe
embodimentofevery

Mostlikelyverybeautifuland
possiblyathreattoMrs.

womanlygraceandcharm.
(Chapter3,page12)
15

NeverwouldEdna
Pontellierforgettheshock
withwhichsheheard
MadameRatignollerelating
tooldMonsieurFarivalthe
harrowingstoryofoneofher
accouchements,withholding
nointimatedetail.(Chapter
3,page14)

Pontellier

QTA

Whydidyouhavetheideaofan
affairplacedhere?whynothave
hercomeupwithitherself?isit
becauseitwasunheardofin
thissociety?