Women in The Awakening <Tab/>Kate Chopin's The Awakening illustrates the many aspects of Creole life. Creole women have certain duties and responsibilities that they must carry out. Edna Pontellier and Adele Ratignolle share different views about the role of women in Creole society. Adele believes that women should be subservient to their husbands and fulfill their motherly duties. She believes that "a woman who would give her life for her …showed first 75 words of 1791 total…

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