Literary Analysis Paper

Introduction

To begin with the analysis and comprehension, we shall aim to understand and comprehend two authors and the kind of work that they have done.

Analysis of Prose and Style

Kate Chopin and Henry James, along with many other writers, pave way for writing regarding women rights, women empowerment and elimination of orthodox views regarding society and the structures creating them. In this paper we shall be covering the works of Kate Chopin and Henry James. Although their point of view has been narrated and displayed in different contexts of times, both of them managed to contribute greatly towards the work of improving the reputation of women in the society and made significant extensions for their uplift in the society (Kerber, pp.565). We shall look into details of both the works that have been intended for this comparative study.

Literary Analysis of Kate Chopin's Edna Pontellier

“Her marriage to Leonce Pontellier was purely an accident, in this respect resembling many other marriages which masquerade as the decrees of Fate. It was in the midst of her secret great passion that she met him. He fell in love, as men are in the habit of doing, and pressed his suit with an earnestness and ardor which left nothing to be desired” (Chopin, pp. 23-24).

The Awakening was by far the most popular and exceptionally famous piece of work Chopin has put forth which is renowned for the married women life and feminism altogether in one piece and speaks for all women; the script included women of good or bad nature, respected or not considered part of society. The piece covers and embodies the dismantling problems and situations that women in particular face, while spending their lives in societies.

Embodying Edna as the protagonist, it contains the love and relationship between these two lifeless beings have; it is close, comfy, comforting, humble, blissful and all so beautiful as the flow of the text displays (Gerhard, 151). The latter portion of the connection showing a more realistic approach to life-fights and arguments that people have in their daily routine in terms of not being fully satisfied with their significant other and therefore walking away from them to avail other options and pursuing them for fulfilling their beings. However, the best to make it up to the girl and promises not to make any more mistakes in their relationship and would, at the same time, be extremely ...