Public Controversy         The Awakening, written by Kate Chopin, was a book that was truly ahead of its time. The author of the book was truly a genius in her right, but yet she was seen as a scoundrel. At the time, it was 'a world that values only her performance as a mother, whose highest expectations for women are self sacrifice and self- effacement.' ( ? ) The people of that era were not ready to admit …showed first 75 words of 596 total…

…showed last 75 words of 596 total…' the misunderstanding that surrounds Edna's personal history, as well as the history of Chopin's novel itself, attests to the greatness of both Edna and her creator.' ( ? ) Chopin went from being known as an outcast of society to a pioneer of the feminist movement. She was one of the first women to express herself fully without conformity to societies pressures. All of this happened because of her book. This book was named The Awakening.