Kate Chopin's The Awakening: Narcissism in the Suicide and Sexuality of Edna Pontellier
Description:
The central figure in The Awakening, Edna Pontellier, is shown in this thesis to pursue a narcissistic flight from existential reality. Following a review of contemporary criticism, Edna Pontellier's narcissism is discussed in connection with her sexuality and suicide. Sources cited range from biographies of Kate Chopin to scholarly articles to the works of modern psychologists. The emphasis throughout the thesis is on the wealth of interpretations that currently exist on The Awakening as well …
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Date:
December 1988
Creator:
Lehman, Suzanne M. (Suzanne Marie)
Partner:
UNT Libraries