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"Set in New Orleans and the Louisiana Gulf coast in the 19th century, Edna Pontellier, a young wife and a mother, struggles in society with her unconventional views. She refuses to marry and confine herself to a domestic life and pursues freedom in all walks of life. She is faced with unfortunate consequences in a conventional atmosphere. The Awakening by Kate Chopin was one of the first American novels to explore women’s issues and feminism. It was an out-of-the-ordinary attempt to change notions of what is expected of a woman by society, and how she can dare to defy these expectations. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories is a compilation of The Awakening along with other popular short fiction stories by Chopin."