Tag: The Awakening

• The Awakening

  

  Considering its place in the feminist canon, it is amusingly ironic that Kate Chopin’s rediscovery, in 1969, came about because of the work of a male student. In truth, though, it must be acknowledged that his work benefitted by coinciding with feminism’s second wave* and its interest in reclaiming female novelists lost because they failed…

  markwithanx

  October 14, 2020

  Literary Fiction

  19th century, Adele Ratignolle, Aphrodite, Edna Pontellier, feminist icon, imaginary, Kate Chopin, novel, patriarchy, Robert Lebrun, Second wave feminism, sexual awakening, societal norms, The Awakening

• The Awakening of Captain Marvel

  

  In 1899, Kate Chopin’s ‘The Awakening’ caused, upon publication, something of a scandal. It is, after all, the story of a married woman – with two young sons – realising that there may be more to life than slavish adherence to the societal norms that bind her to a husband she has always obeyed more…

  markwithanx

  October 7, 2020

  MCU

  biological necessity, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Edna Pontellier, female, female lead, feminist, gossiping, indirect aggression, Kate Chopin, Leonidas, loyalty, male gaze, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, men, Roger Ebert, rumours, Skrull, social, The Awakening, violence