The Awakening and Selected Stories by Kate Chopin

The Awakening and Selected Stories

Kate Chopin

fiction classics short stories challenging reflective slow-paced

448 pages | first published 1899

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Introduction by Kaye Gibbons Edited and with notes by Nina Baym Commentary by Elizabeth Blackwell, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and from The Picayune's Creole Cook Book The Awakening shocked turn-of-the-century readers w...
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Moods

reflective 84%
emotional 53%
sad 46%
challenging 41%
dark 20%
inspiring 12%
tense 10%
funny 7%
mysterious 7%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 46%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | No: 19%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 5%

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3.71

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