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Title: Outstanding late 19th century novel.
Review: A brave piece of work written in the late 1800's. What makes this book outstanding is its theme and imagery. Chopin articulated very well a woman continue in the traditional gender role but at the same time develop a sense of who she is, i.e. outside of family, outside of husband, outside of children? Here, Edna could not and thus the story has a tragic ending (I should just say suicide since the "utopianpessimist 4/28/99" let the cat out of the bag already!!!). I agree with a previous reader that at first it seemed like a pathetic ending. On the other hand, one must look at the context of Edna's situation and the circumstances in her life. This book should be part of every woman's library
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