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The Awakening (Cliffs Complete) [Paperback]

Kate Chopin (Author), Sheri Metzger (Editor)
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0764587285 978-0764587283 March 20, 2001
In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel's complete text and a glossary appear side-by-side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You'll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature.

CliffsComplete The Awakening offers insight and information into a work considered scandalous when it arrived from the turn-of-the-20th-century presses. Every generation since has been able to identify with some social or thematic aspect of the novel.

Discover what happens to this heroine who found her husband dull, married life dreary and confining, and motherhood to be bondage — and save valuable studying time — all at once. Enhance your reading of The Awakening with these additional features:

  • A summary and insightful commentary for each chapter
  • Bibliography and historical background on the author, Kate Chopin
  • A look at late-19th-century intellect, religion, politics, and society
  • Coverage of Chopin's career and reaction to the novel
  • A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
  • Review questions, a quiz, discussion guide, and activity ideas
  • A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Web sites

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A minor masterpiece, The Awakening was a scandalous book when it arrived from the turn-of-the-century presses. With a heroine who found her husband dull, married life dreary and confining, and motherhood to be bondage, this revolutionary book is still relevant to many. CliffsComplete combines the full original text of The Awakening with a helpful glossary and CliffsNotes-quality commentary into one volume. You will find:
  • A unique pedagogical approach that combines the complete original text with expert commentary following each chapter
  • A descriptive bibliography and historical background on the author, the times, and the work itself
  • An improved character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
  • Sidebar glossaries

About the Author

Sheri Metzger is an experienced author and lecturer who teaches regular and honors Literature and Composition classes at the University of New Mexico.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Cliffs Notes (March 20, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764587285
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764587283
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #653,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and thought-provoking, in a condensed sort of way, September 6, 2003
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Metzger's analysis and synopsis of THE AWAKENING was carried out so deftly, with such poise, that I began reading the actual novel. Apparently, Kate Chopin's work was a seminal novel in the struggle for women's rights, depicting a woman who decides to drown herself rather than face subordination to a husband, lover, or children. I'm midway through the actual book, and I find that it pales in comparison to the Cliff's Notes. I wish that Mz. Metzger had written the book, and Kate Chopin had written the Cliff's Notes, because Mz. Metzger has a far more pleasant, economical and less turgid writing style. It's hard to get through Kate Chopin's actual book, to be honest, because she pontificates endlessly and tends toward rather unpleasant self-pitying (obviously, since she drowns herself.) I may continue reading the book, but I may stop--since I enjoyed the synopsis so thoroughly, and, thus far, the book is spoiling that.
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