EWRT1A-63: final

The final is Tuesday from 6:15-8:15 in our classroom. Aim to get there at 6 so we have time to turn in essay 3.

Here are the reading response prompts since the midterm to help you study for the final.

Reading Response 7: 

• What other reasons besides love does the narrator of "No Name Woman" hint at for her aunt’s love affair? What point is the narrator trying to make?
• Why does the narrator of "No Name Woman" finally decide to tell this forbidden tale? What does this say about her? About her connection to her family?

Reading Response 8
• Why did Edna marry Léonce? Is he a model husband? What evidence is there that he may not be a good husband for Edna? Use specific scenes as evidence.
• Describe Edna’s relationship with Adéle. What does Adéle provide for Edna?

Reading Response 9
• Describe Edna’s relationship with Mademoiselle Reisz. What does Mlle. Reisz provide for Edna?
• Describe Léonce and the world he inhabits. What is he interested in? How do these things affect Edna and their marriage?

Reading Response 10
• What happens at the end of the novel? Why is Edna driven to do what she does? What does it symbolize about her struggle/awakening?
• How does Kate Chopin use other characters in The Awakening to cast Edna Pontellier's desires—and social limitations—in sharp relief?