American Studies: What gender issues of its time does "The Awakening" reflect

"The Awakening" has been very important to women's movement. Although some people question the importance of this book in terms of effect it had on society. The main character Edna commits suicide, this has caused widely mixed opinions about the ending, some say that there was conflict between mother hood and free choice for women like getting a job to be financially independent. So most people say that her suicide was a victory over society's …

…selective truth society we are being told that men and women are completely equal when the truth is not so, men are generally stronger then women, that is a fact, just as women are better at being more emotionally aware of what going on around, that is a fact. The only way we can move on in society is to take note of differences, and ignore political correctness because we are only hurting our selves.