She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.

Kate Chopin

The Awakening

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Topic

Growing up Self-discovery Authenticity

Author

Kate Chopin

Source

The Awakening

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1899 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Herbert S. Stone & Co., 1899.

Current Citation

Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. 1899. W. W. Norton & Co., 1993.

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