"The Awakening" by Kate Chopin vs. "A Dolls House " by HEnrik Ibsen

The Awakening vs. A Doll's House         Just because a novel is considered a classic doesn't mean the messages it conveys to its readers are correct. Even though both The Awakening by Kate Chopin and A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen are great literary works, some of the ideas embodied in them aren't appropriate. Both works suggest that it is common for husbands to be condescending to their wives; that if a person has enough money, …

…stories are well written classics with some good morals and ideas in them, not all of the ideas in them are positive or correct. Some of the ideas, such as husbands being condescending to their wives, having other people raise your children, and giving up on your problems, should not be accepted. It is our job as readers to separate these bad ideas from the good ones and use the good ones in our lives.