Charting the nebula: gender, language and power in Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening.': An article from: Women and Language

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From the supplier: Men demonstrate their dominance over women by generally confining them to the devalued registers of the home and the kitchen. Women are not oppressed by language, but by the available registers. In 'The Awakening' by Chopin, Edna Pontellier is not able to express her dissatisfactions due to the limited and inappropriate registers. Women are limited here by both language and by their subordinate role in society.

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Title: Charting the nebula: gender, language and power in Kate Chopin's 'The Awakening.'
Author: Gerri Brightwell
Publication:Women and Language (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1995
Publisher: George Mason University
Volume: v18 Issue: n2 Page: p37(5)

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