The Awakening StyleKate Chopin has a style that makes her work seem more like a story told in person just for the reader than one written in a book for a diverse audience of potential readers. It tends to go into great detail into the characters' thoughts and actions, giving the reader information they wouldn't normally have, almost as if they were mind readers witnessing the event. When Chopin describes the situations his characters find themselves in, he tends to use short, to-the-point sentences that are the bare minimum to cover said situation, followed by a very long sentence that expands on the first. He also tends to use short sentences in rapid succession to illustrate a point. Often these are realizations of the character and it seems like a short train of thought that leads to a conclusion in the character's mind. These sections usually use anaphora, repetition that hammers ideas into the reader's head. As stated before, Chopin describes almost everything in great detail. His choice of words varies between passive observation and strong opinion. When describing a scenario, he might describe its colors and situation, or he might get emotional and provide a fervent description polluted by the feelings of Edna, the protagonist. These changes in diction add to the story and the reader is no longer a reader once again. Instead, this style allows us to perceive changes in the characters' moods. Instead of hearing “He was happy”, “He was passionate”, “He was apathetic”, the reader has the sensation of entering the scene and savoring the atmosphere himself. This change in diction also tends to accompany a change in tone. At the beginning of the story, the tone was one of anticipation, like a patient child waiting for a caterpillar to… middle of paper… their purpose or simply to understand themselves and their person. Even though it is more aimed at female readers, I believe this was Chopin's intention, as that feminist theme/point of view is still there. At that time she did it more for female readers so that they could fulfill themselves and feel like they could live their own lives and do things to please themselves, rather than doing things exclusively for others. Chopin's style, as mentioned before, is what fascinates the reader. He gives personality to the story, every peculiarity of his writing is evident and interesting. The words used are exactly what she intends them to be, and more. His use of literary devices paints a remarkable picture of life in the late 19th century, especially his unique use of syntax. All in all, this novel is a good read, as long as the reader takes the time to think about everything in it. It.