did Kate Chopin write novels about traditional marriage roles?

Question

i'm not sure if its her or another author i might be mixing her up with..

thanks

Answer 1

You're probably thinking of Kate Chopin's novel THE AWAKENING. It is very much a study of traditional roles and one woman's instinctive rebellion against them.

from wikipedia: "The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, published in 1899. The novel examines the smothering effects of late 19th-century social structures upon a woman whose simple desire is to fulfill her own potential and live her own life.

The novel received only one printing, probably due to its controversial content; it was rediscovered in 1969 and has become a part of the canon of American literature."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Awakening_(novel)