For others, the William’s analysis can bring a new prospective into how they view the novel. Many people view Chopin’s work as one of women empowerment and by having someone fairly and accurately refute that can lead to discussion on truly what the intent of the book is. The intent that I found was to show that women of the time period could be unhappy and want to change things in their lives. I concluded however that the book did not fit the definition of feminism because of how Edna ends everything at the end of the book. She goes through a change, that I now see is not of her own will, but at the end goes back to something lower than what she was before. After reading the literary criticism and how it fits in to what I thought the intent was, I feel more confident in my
For others, the William’s analysis can bring a new prospective into how they view the novel. Many people view Chopin’s work as one of women empowerment and by having someone fairly and accurately refute that can lead to discussion on truly what the intent of the book is. The intent that I found was to show that women of the time period could be unhappy and want to change things in their lives. I concluded however that the book did not fit the definition of feminism because of how Edna ends everything at the end of the book. She goes through a change, that I now see is not of her own will, but at the end goes back to something lower than what she was before. After reading the literary criticism and how it fits in to what I thought the intent was, I feel more confident in my