Patriarchy in kate chopin's The Awakening

Patriarchy in The Awakening is mainly reflected in men's control and domination over the family and women, as well as the opposition and suppression of women's independence and freedom by the family and society.

1, Edna's father is a strict businessman who has absolute control over family members and family economy. This father image reflects the male's control and domination of the family in the traditional patriarchal society.

2. In the novel, Edna's husband Le Pen Te is a typical parent. He believes that women should fulfill their family roles dutifully and have no right to pursue personal independence and freedom. His expectations and requirements for Edna were completely in line with the traditional expectations of women in the patriarchal society at that time, that is, she was required to take care of children, do housework and accompany her husband, but she could not have the idea of independent pursuit and freedom.

At the end of the novel, Edna's father and husband can't understand her inner world and her pursuit of freedom. They were shocked and puzzled by her rebellion and running away from home. This also shows that in a patriarchal society, women's pursuit of independence and freedom is often suppressed and opposed by families and society.