Part one of term paper
Society's Standards In late 1800's, as well as early 1900's, women felt discriminated against by men and by society in general. Men generally held discriminatory and stereotypical views of women. Women had no control over mselves and were perceived to be nothing more than property to men. y were expected to live up to a perfect image that s ...

Part two of term paper
... indicates dissatisfaction that women felt in ir lives. Because of roles that society has given m, women are not able to seek and fulfill ir own psychological and sexual drives. In Awakening, Chopin uses Edna Pontellier to show that women do not want to be restricted by roles that society has placed on m. Because of time she lived in, Edna felt oppressed just because she was a woman. Being a married woman and a mor made her feel even more tied down. By looking at relationship between Edna and h ...