Instructions for Writing the essay on Kate Chopin’s The Awakening
Essay: The Awakening
Write a 5-paragraph essay on one of the following topics.
What role does water play in The Awakening?
Is Edna a victim of her husband, her society, her station in life, or is she the agent who is responsible for her demise?
Is Edna selfish?
What code of values does Edna live by?
What is the role of Leonce in Edna’s death?
Explain the meaning of the title, The Awakening.
Assignment: Write a 5-paragraph essay in the following format:
7-sentence introduction
9-sentence body paragraph
9-sentence body paragraph
9-sentence body paragraph
4-sentence conclusion
How to submit your essay: You will submit this essay through a link in Module 5 called “Essay on The Awakening” with the Turnitin logo next to it. Click where
it says “View/Complete” and follow the instructions.
Please note: I will NOT accept any essay that is not turned in through the Turnitin link. Turnitin.com checks your essay against a HUGE list of sources. It
checks for plagiarism, which is the intentional or unintentional copying of material from other sources.
Your “Percent match rate” must be 20% or lower.
Otherwise, your essay will fail.
Link to the awakening:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/160/160-h/160-h.htm
