Nimike Aruwajoye

December 9, 2016
Period 5
Annotated Bibliography

Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1899. Print.

In Kate Chopins novel The Awakening, the plot begins in the late 19th century at
a popular summer resort that was favored by many of the wealthier families
residing near New Orleans.This resort was known as the Grand Isle.While Edna
Pontellier is on vacation with her husband (Lonce) and their two kids at this
resort, she begins to undergo a life-altering transformation that results in her
going against many of societal standards and norms that were set in stone for
women. While in the process of transitioning, Edna Pontellier disregards her
family and societal obligations and has an affair and falls in love with Robert
Lebrun and eventually abandons both her husband and kids to fulfill the desires
she has within. Throughout the novel we witness Chopin free herself from the
restraints that have been placed on her by society. At the end of the novel, she
returns back to the Grand Isle and begins to reminisce on all the decisions made
while on her journey, all while taking a swim in the ocean. As she continues to
swim memories continue to bombard her mind, until eventually, she drowns.

Grand Isle. Directed by Mary Lambert. Performances by Kelly McGillis, Jon DeVries and Adrian
Pasdar. Turner Network Television, 1991.

The movie Grand Isle is a movie by Mary Lambert from 1991. The film was
adapted from the novel, The Awakening by Kate Chopin that was first published
in 1899. Grand Isle, just like the book, is set during the late 1800s and is a
compelling story about a woman who desires independence and self-discovery.
As we follow along on the journey, we see how the protagonist develops and goes
against society's norms to satisfy her inner self. Until eventually in the last scene,
we witness as she goes for a swim and drowns herself while lost in her memories.
This source is acceptable for justifying how the book has impacted society since it
allows for other generations to get a more comprehensible outlook on the book
through a visual presentation.

Koloski, Bernard. Awakenings: The Story of the Kate Chopin Revival. Baton Rouge: Louisiana
State University Press and Project MUSE, 2009. https://muse.jhu.edu/book/16564.
Accessed December 7, 2016.

Bernard Koloski states that today every college textbook that is surveying
American literature either contains Chopin's novel The Awakening, or at least an
excerpt from it. Koloski provides us with some insight into the classrooms by
reporting that over the past 3 decades many graduate students have gotten to point
of complaining because they were required to read The Awakening in 3 different
 classes. As he goes further in depth, he adds that many scholars recommended and
sponsored her work in the 1970s and 1980s and encouraged for people to
read,study and even teach Chopin's style of work. This source is credible because
the author of it is a former English professor at Mansfield University in
Pennsylvania. He also is the author of Kate Chopin: A Study of the Short Fiction
and has been writing about Kate Chopin for more that 30 years.

Readers Review: The Awakening by Kate Chopin. The Diane Rehm Show from npr,
18 April, 2012, https://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-04-18/readers-review-
awakening-kate-chopin.

The Awakening by Kate Chopin was released on April 22, 1899. Weeks after the
book had been announced to the public it was criticized in such a bad manner that
people even called it gruesome and disturbing to readers. But, through the
progression of time and the evolution of our society, the novel is now widely
considered a feminist landmark. Diane Rehm (the broadcast interviewer)
clarified that it wasnt until almost a decade after Chopin had passed until the
book began to be recognized for its true and literary worth. Author Judith Warner
(one of the interviewees) followed up by saying that one reason it wasnt
categorized as a feminist work and lacked value was due to the absence of a
more advanced vocabulary, which wouldve helped to comprehend and evaluate
the text. This source is credible because Judith Warner is the author of the 2005
New York Time bestseller "Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety.
This source satisfies the evolution of thought segment of my research paper.

Sprinkle, Russ. Kate Chopin's the Awakening: A CRITICAL RECEPTION. English Department at
Bowling Green State University, 1998,
http://www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/sprinkle.htm. Accessed December 4,
2016.

Throughout the year of 1899, it was duly noted that the cultural and social
domains seemed quite apprehensive for the introduction of Kate Chopins
fictional character; Edna Pontellier. The stories plot takes place during the
Victorian era, where women were perceived to be the modern day housewife,
where they were left at home to oversee duties such as cleaning, co oking and
raising their children while tending to the needs of their husbands. Edna Pontellier
was a woman who desired to find her true self. She longed to be her own
individual, and not who society wanted to stereotype her into being. Since this
was the 19th century, a time where it was considered taboo for women to be
dominant, many critics condemned the novel and its theme. It was documented
that the Awakening was drowned with unfavorable reviews just weeks after its
release. Critics considered the book to be vulgar, unwholesome, unholy, and a
misappropriation of Chopins exceptional literary talent. The expectations that
were set for the novel were not met, many were appalled and shocked at the way
the main character (Edna) portrayed herself. Chopins novel was morbid and
lacked literature value, said by a reviewer. This source is valid seeing as it came
from the English department at Bowling Green State University. Another reason
that backs up its validity is the fact that my source cites other credible sources
within it. This source satisfies the historical reception portion needed to fulfill the
requirements of my research paper.