Emily Hayes Mrs. Schroder AP English Literature and Composition 3 January 2018 1987 AP Exam Essay Prompt Throughout history, authors have used techniques such as tone, diction, and style to influence the views of the audience. In popular 1899 novel The Awakening, which was originally titled The Solitary Soul, Kate Chopin uses tone, mood, and diction to convey the internal conflict within main character, Edna Pontellier, while advocating for women’s rights and independence. The serious, somber tone
In Kate Chopin’s novel “The Awakening”, you see a woman who feels out of place in the French Creole Society she married into. She goes from possessing qualities of a respectful woman following her husband’s demands and a typical housewife to a selfish woman, who finds her own sexuality and realizes her power to break out of the traditional woman’s role. She is a wife and mother of two, which are the only roles available to women in the late nineteenth century. Kate Chopin’s 1899 novel “The Awakening”