The Awakening
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- Author：Kate Chopin
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Summary
When first published in 1899， The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity。 Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback by Chopin's daring portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage， who seeks and finds passionate physical love outside the straitened confines of her domestic situation。
Aside from its unusually frank treatment of a then-controversial subject， the novel is widely admired today for its literary qualities。 Edmund Wilson characterized it as a work "quite uninhibited and beautifully written， which anticipates D。 H。 Lawrence in its treatment of infidelity。"
Although the theme of marital infidelity no longer shocks， few novels have plumbed the psychology of a woman involved in an illicit relationship with the perception， artistry， and honesty that Kate Chopin brought to The Awakening。 Now available in this inexpensive edition， it offers a powerful and provocative reading experience to modern readers。
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Aside from its unusually frank treatment of a then-controversial subject， the novel is widely admired today for its literary qualities。 Edmund Wilson characterized it as a work "quite uninhibited and beautifully written， which anticipates D。 H。 Lawrence in its treatment of infidelity。"
Although the theme of marital infidelity no longer shocks， few novels have plumbed the psychology of a woman involved in an illicit relationship with the perception， artistry， and honesty that Kate Chopin brought to The Awakening。 Now available in this inexpensive edition， it offers a powerful and provocative reading experience to modern readers。
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Reviews
Rich sayette
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Period piece about old time Louisiana。 John Goodman gave it to the class to read in Treme so I picked it up。 Well written and kept my attention， although not my typical genre。
Ellis
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 edna’s a feminist for realizing she has autonomy and instead of having that affair with it she kills herself
Emil
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Librarian Trev
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One of my favorite books of all time。
Madeline
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The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing， whispering， clamoring， murmuring， inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation。 The voice of the sea speaks to the soul。 The touch of the sea is sensuous， enfolding the body in its soft， close embrace。
Summer Pittman
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iconic behavior
Memizuki
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Binged this book via audio and I really liked the production because Hillary swank was the one who read it。 It is an old tiny book and you have to bring yourself to that place， 。 I didn’t know what the book was about I actually didn’t read anything about it， I thought that it was a scary story so I was pleasantly surprised that it was Woman who tries to find herself and what she wants。 Because of the time that it was written the only thing she finds herself in other than her art is she goes agai Binged this book via audio and I really liked the production because Hillary swank was the one who read it。 It is an old tiny book and you have to bring yourself to that place， 。 I didn’t know what the book was about I actually didn’t read anything about it， I thought that it was a scary story so I was pleasantly surprised that it was Woman who tries to find herself and what she wants。 Because of the time that it was written the only thing she finds herself in other than her art is she goes against society based on love and what she wants in a man。 I feel that the ending was definitely very surprising where she decide she’s going to swim out and essentially drown herself because of a misunderstanding of who she loves and that ROBERT who she loved and she had met that Sommer thinks that she doesn’t love him back。It feels just a little bit too dramatic for me， if you were your own woman and you a weekend to find who you are and what you want then make it happen for yourself girl， don’t just kill yourself because ROBERT and you weren’t able to make it。 。。。more
Sella
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Reading about main protagonist （because I shan't be giving this insufferable woman the title of "heroine"） Edna's troubles and struggles reminded me of the feeling of trying to swallow a mouthful of saltines。 While I commend Chopin's mastery of lyrical writing and vivid descriptions of the settings featured in the novella， her colorful imaging causes Edna's lifeless and frankly irritating character all the more infuriating。 I am a semester away from graduating with a literature degree and I have Reading about main protagonist （because I shan't be giving this insufferable woman the title of "heroine"） Edna's troubles and struggles reminded me of the feeling of trying to swallow a mouthful of saltines。 While I commend Chopin's mastery of lyrical writing and vivid descriptions of the settings featured in the novella， her colorful imaging causes Edna's lifeless and frankly irritating character all the more infuriating。 I am a semester away from graduating with a literature degree and I have been forced to discuss this novella in four courses in the past four years （to keep me humble， I suppose）。 I do understand the importance that Edna's navigation towards independence and her eventual "freedom" held when this was first published in 1898。 But I think it is important to note that her spur to life and beginnings of feminism stem from being abandoned by our fav f*ck boy Robert。 She is "awakened" by a man。。。 there is FAR more interesting and impactful feminist literature from the 20th century that would better exemplify the lacking rights and liberty that a woman held in the 1900s。 Instead of beating this flimsy example of feminism half to death in every single literature class， perhaps we try a new piece of prose to analyze？ Maybe with a leading woman that truly deserves the title "heroine"。 。。。more
فرزام کریمی
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از بیداری فمنیستی تا غیاب فرمنگاهی به رمان بیداری اثر کیت شوپننویسنده:هارولد بلوممترجم: فرزام کریمیکیت شوپن با نام اصلی کاترین اُفلاهرتی زاده ی هشتم فوریه 1850 در سنت لوئیس ایالت متحده آمریکا بود وی را رماننویس و نویسنده داستانهای کوتاه میدانند，پدرش از تجار موفق ایرلندیتبار بود که به ایالات متحده آمریکا مهاجرت کرده بود。مادرش فرانسویتبار بودو با گروههای فرانسوی ساکن ایالات متحده آمریکا ارتباط نزدیکی داشت，پدر کیت زمانی که او تنها پنج سال سن داشت در یک سانحه ریزش پل کشته شد。این اتفاق او را هرچه از بیداری فمنیستی تا غیاب فرمنگاهی به رمان بیداری اثر کیت شوپننویسنده:هارولد بلوممترجم: فرزام کریمیکیت شوپن با نام اصلی کاترین اُفلاهرتی زاده ی هشتم فوریه 1850 در سنت لوئیس ایالت متحده آمریکا بود وی را رماننویس و نویسنده داستانهای کوتاه میدانند，پدرش از تجار موفق ایرلندیتبار بود که به ایالات متحده آمریکا مهاجرت کرده بود。مادرش فرانسویتبار بودو با گروههای فرانسوی ساکن ایالات متحده آمریکا ارتباط نزدیکی داشت，پدر کیت زمانی که او تنها پنج سال سن داشت در یک سانحه ریزش پل کشته شد。این اتفاق او را هرچه بیشتر به خانواده مادری و آداب و رسوم فرانسویها نزدیک کرد，او به آثار بزرگانی همچون سر والتر اسکات و چالز دیکنز علاقه فراوانی داشت。در دوران جوانی به تحقیق و بحث در زمینه میزان اختیارِ کلیسای کاتولیکِ رم درباره جنسیت افراد پرداخت چرا که معتقد بود حق زنان نادیده گرفته میشودو بعدها هم به تشکلهای حمایتی از حقوق زنان پیوست。رمان «بیداری» نوشته کیت شوپن برای نخستین بار در سال ۱۸۹۹ منتشر و جنجالبرانگیز شد。 ماجرای رمان حاضر در «نیو اورلئانز» و ساحل لوئیزیانا و اواخر قرن نوزدهم اتفاق میافتد؛ پیرنگ داستان حول «اِدنا پونتلیر» و کشاکش او میان نظرات غیر معمولش درباره زنانگی و مادرانگی با نگرشهای غالب جنوب آمریکا در اوایل قرن بیستم است。«بیداری» یکی از نخستین رمانهای آمریکایی است که بدون تمکین، تمرکزش را روی مسائل زنان قرار دادهاست。 همچنین این اثر به عنوان نقطه تحول فیمینیسم شناخته شده و واکنشی را میان دو سویه خوانندگان و منتقدان معاصرش برانگیخته است。 ترکیب سه چیز، رمان «بیداری» را مبدل به رمانی پیشرو در ادبیات مدرن آمریکا کردهاست: داستانی واقعگرا، تفسیر اجتماعی برنده و پیچیدگی روانشناسانه。 دیگر اینکه این رمان خبر از وجود رماننویسان بزرگی چون ویلیام فاکنر و ارنست همینگوی میدهد و عقاید و دیدگاههای نویسندگان معاصرش چون ادیث وارتون و هنری جیمز را تکرار میکند。 همچنین یکی از نخستین کارهای سنتی جنوب آمریکا است که در ادامه با شاهکارهای مدرن نویسندگانی چون ویلیام فاکنر، فلانری اوکانر، یودورا ولتی، کاترین آن پورتر و تنسی ویلیامز به نقطه ی اوج خویش میرسد اما به زعم هارولد بلوم آثار کیت شوپن را میتوان به دو دسته ی رمانها و داستانهای کوتاهش طبقه بندی نمود，آثار وی به لحاظ کیفی متفاوت با یکدیگر هستند میتوان رمان بیداری وی را رمانی اعجاب انگیز و در عین حال قدرتمند دانست که از خواندن آن میتوان لذت برد این رمان جایگاه او را در میان منتقدالن فمنیست مبدل به جایگاهی برجسته و ممتاز مینماید اما به اعتقاد من ضعف هایی در این رمان به چشم میخورد که به هر نحوی قصد دارد تا خود را فمنیستی جلوه دهد به واقع میتوان رمان بیداری وی را رمانی والت ویتمنی دانست که نه تنها بازتاب دهنده ی شعرگونگی آثار اوست بلکه عریانی جنسی را در معرض دید مخاطب خویش قرار میدهد به واقع رمان بیداری وی را میتوان نارسیستی و اتواروتیک دانست که بیداری جنسی را در مرکزیت رمان خویش قرار میدهد و سعی میکند تا بدین شیوه بتواند برای قهرمان اصلی داستان شخصیتی متفاوت را رقم بزند，این همان ایرادیست که کیت شوپن قادر به دیدن آن نیست و به آن توجهی نمیکند，در عوض همین خطا میتواند او را به ورطه نابودی بکشاند，با وجود تمام کنایه و استعاراتی که در این رمان به چشم میخورد و نحوه نگارش والت ویتمنی نویسنده هنوز هم میتوان کیت شوپن را بزرگترین نویسنده آمریکایی دانست هر چند ایراداتی در فرم کار شوپن به چشم میخورد。به واقع شوپن را در نحوه بیان روایت دارای ایراداتی میبینم و عدم شناخت وی نسبت به سبک نوشتاری اش در نوع نگارشش مشهود است，نوع روایت هایش بسیار دم دستی تر از آن چیزیست که میتوان تصور نمود，شخصیت پردازی های آثارش هیچ جنبه نوستالژیکی با خود به همراه ندارند，او قصد خلق حماسه یا تراژدی ندارد بلکه رمانی روزمره مینویسد و سعی میکند گرایشاتی رمانتیک داشته باشد و به مانند گوستاو فلوبر بنویسد，به نحوی که میتوان فلوبر را پدربزرگ ادبی شوپن لقب داد，شوپن با استفاده از تجربیات خویش سعی میکند تا رگهای رمان را پشکافد و به زعم من این همان نقطه ی قوت رمان های شوپن است هر چند که همین ویژگی میتواند مبدل به نقطه ی ضعف او نیز گردد چرا که استفاده از تجربیات روزمره و هر شکلی از روزمره نگاری میتواند اثر را دچار تاریخ انقضا نماید و از این حیث علی رغم آنکه میتواند تجربیات متفاوتی را به ما منتقل کند اما از منظر ماندگاری میتواند ضربه مهلکی را به اثر وارد نماید 。。。more
Hailey Sepulvado
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I read this for AP Lit and I actually really enjoyed it。 I loved how it takes about gender roles in the 1800’s and Edna is a little questionable at time， but also go girl。
Sarah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Spoiler alert: don’t read this unless you want to spoil the ending of the story！ I am writing this review before I read anyone else’s reviews， so I get a surprise if it sounds like someone else。 I found this title and read it without knowing what it was about。 Normally I would avoid bad endings because I can take the books very seriously（which is what caused Edna’s demise according to Mrs。 Ratignolle when she told Robert to stay away from Edna or she would take him seriously。） I couldn’t put it Spoiler alert: don’t read this unless you want to spoil the ending of the story！ I am writing this review before I read anyone else’s reviews， so I get a surprise if it sounds like someone else。 I found this title and read it without knowing what it was about。 Normally I would avoid bad endings because I can take the books very seriously（which is what caused Edna’s demise according to Mrs。 Ratignolle when she told Robert to stay away from Edna or she would take him seriously。） I couldn’t put it down， It was an immersive experience。 Edna said that she felt like she was waking from a dream but it seemed like she was slipping further into a dream by withdrawing from her family and friends and refusing to think about the consequences of her actions。 As in a dream you are impulsive and driven by emotions。 I kept hoping that she would reconcile her differences with her husband， but he was too busy avoiding her to make money and keep up appearances。 The doctor might have helped her if she wasn’t so stubborn。 I thought it was possible for her to find happiness with Robert， their intimacy was delicious。 But she chose to be free in the end。 。。。more
Emily Tyler
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I love this novel， and I wish I had time to read it again immediately。 I will fight anyone who says Edna is a bad character。 That's it， that's the review。 I love this novel， and I wish I had time to read it again immediately。 I will fight anyone who says Edna is a bad character。 That's it， that's the review。 。。。more
Diane Martinez
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Clearly written ahead of it's time （and for when it was released）。 Not surprised that it was a banned book。 The ending though。 Clearly written ahead of it's time （and for when it was released）。 Not surprised that it was a banned book。 The ending though。 。。。more
Emma longsworth
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edna = total girl boss
Phoebe
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3。5
Alexis Patterson
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“The Awakening” by Kate Chopin ⭐️⭐️⭐️。75My thoughts on this novel have surprisingly changed。 “The Awakening” is a feminist novel from 1899 where the protagonist， Edna Pontellier， “awakens” from the societal norms of her marriage and seeks a life free from society to become her own person。 After 10 years of hating this novel， I’m glad I decided to read it again because I obviously missed the point at 16。 At 16， I was not the feminist I am today therefore I saw this novel as nothing more than a bo “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin ⭐️⭐️⭐️。75My thoughts on this novel have surprisingly changed。 “The Awakening” is a feminist novel from 1899 where the protagonist， Edna Pontellier， “awakens” from the societal norms of her marriage and seeks a life free from society to become her own person。 After 10 years of hating this novel， I’m glad I decided to read it again because I obviously missed the point at 16。 At 16， I was not the feminist I am today therefore I saw this novel as nothing more than a bored house wife who didn’t want to adhere to the life she had。 Now， after my own self discovery， I now look upon Edna with much less disdain。 This novel discusses how women should learn who they are outside of relationships， how to truly be alone with oneself， how to love oneself， how to desire passion from different aspects of life and truly do what makes you happy in a society where it’s rare that one is allowed to do so。The contrasting of the different female characters that Edna comes to know on this road to self discovery just exemplifies that there are many different types of women and that we should respect their choices even if we don’t agree ESPECIALLY when it comes to children。 The discussion of a woman living for her children and sacrificing who she is for them makes me never want to have kids and that’s something I never thought I’d hear myself say。 *S P O I L E R A L E R T*The end of this novel is the part that pissed me off the most 10 years ago。 I hated the fact that Edna killed herself because of a boy and because she couldn’t have what she wanted （this was also during a time when suicide was considered a “sin” in my life）。 Now I see this more so as a warning from Chopin to women as to not allow a man to dictate the decisions of your life。 You should do what you want FOR YOU and not for anyone else。 。。。more
ann clare fremin
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Siri Aadi
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Really interesting seeing how her mindset slowly changed and became less complacent with what was happening around her。 Also how she grew a disinterest with traditional "womanly" rules like taking care of her children being a wife etc。。。 Really interesting seeing how her mindset slowly changed and became less complacent with what was happening around her。 Also how she grew a disinterest with traditional "womanly" rules like taking care of her children being a wife etc。。。 。。。more
Shauna Kaye
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Interesting premise and I liked how the boom dealt with issues of its time for women in a candid manner however I found the main character to be so tiring and self absorbed that when she kills herself in the end I was like good grief thank you for ending your selfish existence。
Morena
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4。5 starsThis book has left me wondering multiple times。 Especially， the ending。Was this really a book about love？No， I don't think so。 This was a book about indipendence and self discovery。 It was obviously considered scandalous for the time in which it has been written， but I'd take a bet that many 'modern' readers too might still consider it the same。And that ending！ I don't know why， but I didn't see it coming。 But thinking about it now， retrospectively， all signs were there， since the begin 4。5 starsThis book has left me wondering multiple times。 Especially， the ending。Was this really a book about love？No， I don't think so。 This was a book about indipendence and self discovery。 It was obviously considered scandalous for the time in which it has been written， but I'd take a bet that many 'modern' readers too might still consider it the same。And that ending！ I don't know why， but I didn't see it coming。 But thinking about it now， retrospectively， all signs were there， since the begining。 Had I been less occupied judging Edna， I might have seen it coming。。。 。。。more
Kaelyn
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This book overall was very interesting and way ahead of it's time。 Edna is a very unique and odd character and the ending doesn't make sense， until it does。 read and you will see what i mean！ :D not my favorite read， but overall not terrible！ This book overall was very interesting and way ahead of it's time。 Edna is a very unique and odd character and the ending doesn't make sense， until it does。 read and you will see what i mean！ :D not my favorite read， but overall not terrible！ 。。。more
Abdelazeez
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The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin， first published in 1899。 Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the late 1800s， the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her views each increasingly unorthodox about femininity and motherhood。 with the prevailing social attitudes in the South of the United States at the beginning of the century。 It is one of the first American novels to focus on the problems of women without condescension。 It is also widely viewed as a h The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin， first published in 1899。 Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf Coast in the late 1800s， the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her views each increasingly unorthodox about femininity and motherhood。 with the prevailing social attitudes in the South of the United States at the beginning of the century。 It is one of the first American novels to focus on the problems of women without condescension。 It is also widely viewed as a historical work of early feminism， generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics。The Awakening Book By Kate Chopin （PDF-Summary-Review-Online Reading-Download）: https://www。toevolution。com/blog/view。。。 。。。more
Britanny 🌷
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Despite my copy only being 116 pages long， I found myself trying to push through this and not succeeding。 I guess I went into this book with a preconceived idea of how I wanted it to be， and sadly it was not。 I knew it was a feminist book， but I got a little upset/confused at to why we’re arguing about the main character being a bad mother for leaving her children when she decided this world and it’s society wasn’t for her， instead of how she seems upset about her situation， but not about the “b Despite my copy only being 116 pages long， I found myself trying to push through this and not succeeding。 I guess I went into this book with a preconceived idea of how I wanted it to be， and sadly it was not。 I knew it was a feminist book， but I got a little upset/confused at to why we’re arguing about the main character being a bad mother for leaving her children when she decided this world and it’s society wasn’t for her， instead of how she seems upset about her situation， but not about the “black hired girl” that gets screamed at because she “can’t do her tasks correctly”。 I understand this is still considered a feminist book and I understand that intersectional feminism was not thought of then， but I really can’t feel bad for the main character for that reason。 I did dislike the ending， not because she was a “bad mother” or because it wasn’t a happy ending， but because it seems like she took her feminist idea out on herself instead of trying to do something about it。 I don’t blame Chopin for this， because as we know， it was already difficult to be a female author during that time anyway。 。。。more
Lily Crawley
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Very interesting。 It's kind of Hardy's Tess， well her relationship struggles， but also contains the feminism portrayed in Ibsen's A doll's House。The novel deals with Edna， a woman married into a Creole family， and her relationships with an array of different men and women。 Edna experiences intense emotions and feelings which she struggles to cope with。Over all I thoroughly enjoyed this， but didn't love it。 100% worth a read though :） Very interesting。 It's kind of Hardy's Tess， well her relationship struggles， but also contains the feminism portrayed in Ibsen's A doll's House。The novel deals with Edna， a woman married into a Creole family， and her relationships with an array of different men and women。 Edna experiences intense emotions and feelings which she struggles to cope with。Over all I thoroughly enjoyed this， but didn't love it。 100% worth a read though :） 。。。more
lauren
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It was ok， had to read this for school。 I loved the exploration of femininity in it and how the effects of a patriarchal society literal causes the detriment of women。
Lila
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Uno de los mejores clásicos！ Hermosa escritura y una visión de su contexto y su perspectiva que nos educa de la evolución del papel de la mujer y la necesidad de un despertar a través del conocimiento de uno mismo。 Me leí el libro super rápido y cada vez avanzaba con ganas de leer el siguiente capítulo。 Me lo volvería a leer para volver a disfrutar y analizar los símbolos， palabras y actitudes。
lydia young
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uncage us！ i love you edna pontellier
lynn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 so the message is that only by committing suicide can a woman be truly liberated… lol？？🥲🥲 anyway this book needed more lesbianism
George P。
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This is definitely a melodramatic story， but so well-written I enjoyed it a great deal。 The synopsis is misleading in the fact that the married woman protagonist， though she has romantic relationships， never sexually consummates them。 That would likely have invoked the scorn of many readers of that era。 Chopin illustrates the awful position of a woman who fell in love outside her marriage， much as Tolstoy did with Anna Karenina。
Sarah
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My favorite part is when she leaves the kids。 Death to Robert。 （3/5）
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Awakening&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0