The Awakening 
chapters 36 -39 post-reading discussion

1) Based on your maturing psychological and rhetorical awareness, which character(s) do you believe come closest to expressing Chopin's point of view? Explain your reasoning.

2) Also based on your maturing psychological and rhetorical awareness, what do you think Chopin's opinion of Edna is?  How can you tell?

3) In what ways is The Awakening a psychological journey of the chaotic eruptions which tend to follow years of repression/oppression?

4) In what ways is this a text in travail, a spiritual story of a soul's messy and tragic search for its path to wholeness?



Coming up on Monday, January 25

1) Periods 2, 3 and 4 still need to discuss the following in their small groups:

In what ways is The Awakening a psychological journey of the chaotic eruptions which tend to follow years of repression/oppression?

In what ways is this a text in travail, a spiritual story of a soul's messy and tragic search for its path to wholeness?

2) Have a whole group discussion

3) Quotes from Mandelet and Bhuddist and Christian scripture regarding leaving loved ones behind

4) Quiz on Tuesday on chapters 19-39
Provide list of vocab words for chapters 19-39