The Awakening, a well-known book by Kate Chopin, written about a lady during the "Awakening", when so much chaos and unrest reigned on the city streets. The main character of the book is Edna Pontellier. Throughout the book, Edna faced many dilemmas in her personal life, and in advance, she lived her life in chaos as well as the society that affected her as well. 19th century America was a whole new generation that was creating new ideas and then showing them off, making the public understand that they had just as much right to do so as anyone else. This created radical change and complemented various social influences and generally affected other government groups as well. "The Awakening" in American society brought several changes in the roles of women in society, generally creating a major impact on political, economic and societal changes bent to the public's pleasure, creating a whole new era of American identity . By the late 1800s, American society was in total chaos. Currently, after the Civil War, many other societies were created with the women's movement. During this time, women created many problems in the family, now that they had power. This was shown in the book when the woman divorced her husband and took control of her independence. The ideas in the books were relatively accurate because they showed the power women had over men and the ability to maintain their independence and be able to live on their own. The Awakening was published in 1899. This book was reviewed by several editors and they considered it to be excellent historical accuracy. The "Awakening" showed the concept of several political ideas through the life of the...... middle of paper ......e able to show the wealth that this city was able to resist by displaying several economic benefits. The biggest part of the story was the social aspect of the city and the appeal of the common man. For the first, Edna Pontellier was described as “independent and solitary”. In this new generation, we saw people rebelling against the previous generation. In a way, this novel almost exactly parallels the social system presented in Great Gastby. Many of the women in this novel were still considered "Victorian", but many were demanding their full rights and independence, just like the men. Often in the early ages, men were expected to be “the man,” show affections in his own way, and be open to women. However, several times in this film, Edna was seen as the one who followed her own course of action, waiting for the man she loved to show his expressions towards her..