THE AWAKENING

Just finished my literature class today. We discussed a novel by a pro-feminist writer Kate Chopin. The novel is entitled 'The Awekening'...basically about a married women who fell in love with another man. Set at the end of the 19th century where it was unthinkable for a married woman to even think, let alone look at another man. This was the time when a woman is viewed as the property of the husband, They are supposed to stay at home, look preety, entertain guest and look after the children...just like the beautiful green and yellow parrot at the beginning of the novel...kept in a cage for people to look at and be entertained...

This novel deals with issues of feminism long before the feminist movement even existed.' The Awakening' refers the awakening of sexual desires, of freedom of minds, of breaking away from tradition. It portrays the mind set of society at that period of time towards non-conformists. If you dare break away from tradition, you have to suffer the consequences....be the brave soul...the soul that dares to defy...in the end, it was Edna who dares to defy the norms of the society, whereas Robert did not have the courage to defy the norms...hence, he left....typical male reaction, I told Mdm Juridah, and she agreed...

I questioned the real reason of Robert leaving at the end...Why did he leave?...was it because he was afraid of defying tradition or was it because now that he knew Edna was willing to go against the society, her husband and leave her children...she wasn't as unattainable as she was before. Now that she is within his grasp...he loses interest...only the impossible has any real charm...

Basically, what I got from this class is this....

WHEN A WOMAN SAYS 'I LOVE YOU 100%,' IT MEANS SHE LOVES YOU AND ONLY YOU.
WHEN A MAN SAYS 'I LOVE YOU 100%,' HE STILL HAS ROOM TO LOVE ANOTHER WOMAN 100%.

what do you think...?