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Title: Not quite awake
Review: I do not reccomend this book to anyone with any sense whatsoever. I read this book on the premise that, although published in 1899, it was an inspiration to women fighting for their independence in the 20th century, and was highly disapointed. The protagonist, Edna Pontellier, is a weak character. Not only does she spend half the book asleep, drawn into slumber by the intimate touch of her many lovers, but at realizing that the cause of her achings is her dependency on her husband, she does nothing about it. She mopes around town, defying her husband without standing up for herself, she cries alot, and she ultimately takes her own life, with no consideration or sense of responsibility. She is incredibly dependent on men, and yet she resents that she depends on them so. She is a horrible character, who does not represent anything fought for by our ancestors this century past. Sorry Chopin, no thumbs up for you!
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