Why did Susan Hill write The Woman in Black?
When I wrote The Woman in Black [in 1983], I wanted to see whether there was still an appetite for a full-length ghost story, as apart from Victorian titles, there were mostly just lots of short stories out there.
How does Alcee Arobin contribute to the awakening?
Through the character of Edna’s lover, the philandering bad boy, Alcee Arobin, Chopin examines and opposes turn-of-the-century gender norms which stifle women’s sexual desire and define them solely by their roles as wives and mothers. Alcee enables Edna to embrace a sensuality she had long forgotten existed.
Why are so many husbands and fathers present at Grand Isle?
Why are so many husbands and fathers present at Grand Isle? All the husbands and fathers are coming back from work on the mainland because it is the weekend, and they are rejoining their families on vacation. 2. Mademoiselle Reisz is introduced as a character.
Who is the doctor in the awakening?
Doctor Mandelet
What indications are there that the Pontellier marriage is strained?
What indications are there that the Pontellier marriage is strained? His quote from question three(He looked “at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of person property which has suffered some damage.”), his not inviting his wife out with him, and the separation of children from the parents.
How are Mademoiselle Reisz and Adéle Ratignolle foils to Edna?
How are Mademoiselle Reisz and Madame Ratignolle foils to Edna? Edna likes her independence, but Madame Ratignolle doesn’t understand, being the societal epitome of womanly expectation. Mademoiselle Reisz is on the opposite end of the spectrum. Edna wants to be free, but she isn’t free like Reisz is.
Who is the antagonist in the awakening?
Léonce Pontellier
What do houses symbolize in the awakening?
In The Awakening, the houses encountered by Edna Pontellier play a significant role in her ongoing quest for freedom from the duties required of her as a mother and wife. Each house provides a step in Edna’s journey to find a life free of societal obligations.
How does he feel about his past encounters with Edna What is different now?
How does Alcée feel about his past encounters with Edna? What is different now? She was “unapproachable”. Now she seems extravagantly admirable and able to be spoken with.
What does Dr Mandolet mean when he says to Edna that youth is given up to illusions?
Given the events of this chapter, Edna’s fatal depression seems inevitable. Doctor Mandelet succinctly expresses the crux of Edna’s dissatisfaction with life as a wife and mother, asserting that “youth is given up to illusions” about the nature of marriage and motherhood.
What is a mother woman?
Adele Ratignolle is the epitome of the male-defined wife and mother. “[The mother-women] were women who idolized their children, worshipped their husbands and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels” (Chopin 10).
What does the lady in black represent in the awakening?
The lady in black represents the conventional Victorian ideal of the widowed woman. Edna longs for independence from her husband, but the lady in black embodies the only such independence that society accepts in women: the patient, resigned solitude of a widow.