Part one of term paper
"You are the product of your environment." This statement is thought to be correct by a large number of people. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, the heroine in each novel realizes the identity which society wishes to project upon them. This realization brings about a want for change and growth ...

Part two of term paper
... to most. There were however many societal allowances made for men over women. Chopin captures the feel of Creole society which manifests in many scenes throughout The Awakening. Modeled after the Napoleonic Code of France, the Louisiana Code states explicitly in article 1124 that, "married women with babies and the mentally ill were incompetent to make a contract" (Wyatt 1). This law exhibits the attitude toward women in this time period. The code also goes on to state that women are the posse ...