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Sociological Perspectives 45(2), 139–61.ProQuest. Gender and Literary Valorization: The Awakening of a Canonical Novel. Bloom's Guide: Kate Chopin's The Awakening. New York: Cambridge University Press.īloom, H. Theory and Practice in Language Studies,845–9.īeer, J. The Re-understanding of Edna Pontellier‘s Death. Summary of "Approaching Abjection" by Kristeva.īai, L. 3L: The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies,19(3), 11–19.Īnderson, X. The Abject Lover of the Courtly Love Era. Keywords: Abjection, Subjectivity, Self and Other, Self-realzationĪli, H. By applying Kristeva's abjection to Chopin's The Awakening, the current article intends to focus on Edna's attempt at self-realization. Besides, the reaction of patriarchal society towards Edna's search for independent subjectivity is scrutinised as it greatly affects Edna's life. As a result, the analyses are divided into two parts, namely, Search for Subjectivity and Individuality and Edna Pontellier’s Awakened Individuality. By applying textual analysis as our methodology, this research aims to delve into how Edna fights for her individuality and sense of self. Edna’s life’s boundaries are blurred and confused by her ambiguous actions, a display of her attempt at abjection. Deemed unthinkable, Edna’s desire and search for true love is seen as an act of defiance by the society in which she lives. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening (1899), the protagonist, Edna Pontellier, is portrayed as a married woman but one who has romantic affairs with other men. Julia Kristeva's concept of abjection deals with how the subject intends to gain his/her subjectivity by rejecting the things which are not considered part of himself/herself.