The impact of romanticism, realism, naturalism and... and literary trends of the 19th century” (Skaggs, 80). The Romantic movement marked a profound change in sensitivity compared to the Enlightenment. It was inspired by the reaction to the concepts of clarity, order and balance of this period, as well as the revolutions in America, France, Poland and Greece. It expressed self-affirmation, the power of the individual, the feeling of the infinite and transcendental nature of the universe. Major themes included the sublime, terror and passion. The writing extolled the primordial power of nature and the spiritual connection between nature and man, and was often moving, marked by a sense of freedom, filled with dreamlike inner contemplations, exotic settings, childhood memories, scenes of unrequited love and exiled heroes. In America, Romanticism coalesced into a distinctly “American” ideal: making success out of failure, the immensity of the American landscape, the power of man to conquer the earth, and “Yankee” individualism. The writing was also marked by a form of xenophobia. Protestant America faced an influx of Catholic refugees from the Napoleonic Wars, Asian workers building the railroads, and the continuing problem of Native Americans. An insular attitude developed, the “us and them” in Whitman. The leading writers of the era were Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Poe, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Whitman, Dickinson, and Melville. There are various romantic elements in The Awakening. Perhaps the most obvious and basic are the exotic location, use of color and emphasis on nature (cl...... middle of paper ...... causes departure from Robert. Works Cited and Consulted Chopin, Kate, The Awakening; New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1992. Delbanco, Andrew "The Half-Life of Edna Pontellier." 'Awakening' Wendy Martin. -106. Koloski, Bernard, ed. Approaches to Teaching Chopin's Awakening. New York: MLA, 1988. Martin, Wendy, ed. New Essays on Awakening. . "Local Color in The Awakening." Seyersted, Per. Kate Chopin: A Critical Biography: Louisiana State UP, 1969.- - -. The Awakening by Kate Chopin: an interdisciplinary journal from the South ». 4 (1974): 345-64.

Essay / The impact of romanticism, realism, naturalism and... and literary trends of the 19th century” (Skaggs, 80). The Romantic movement marked a profound change in sensitivity compared to the Enlightenment. It was inspired by the reaction to the concepts of clarity, order and balance of this period, as well as the revolutions in America, France, Poland and Greece. It expressed self-affirmation, the power of the individual, the feeling of the infinite and transcendental nature of the universe. Major themes included the sublime, terror and passion. The writing extolled the primordial power of nature and the spiritual connection between nature and man, and was often moving, marked by a sense of freedom, filled with dreamlike inner contemplations, exotic settings, childhood memories, scenes of unrequited love and exiled heroes. In America, Romanticism coalesced into a distinctly “American” ideal: making success out of failure, the immensity of the American landscape, the power of man to conquer the earth, and “Yankee” individualism. The writing was also marked by a form of xenophobia. Protestant America faced an influx of Catholic refugees from the Napoleonic Wars, Asian workers building the railroads, and the continuing problem of Native Americans. An insular attitude developed, the “us and them” in Whitman. The leading writers of the era were Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Poe, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Whitman, Dickinson, and Melville. There are various romantic elements in The Awakening. Perhaps the most obvious and basic are the exotic location, use of color and emphasis on nature (cl...... middle of paper ...... causes departure from Robert. Works Cited and Consulted Chopin, Kate, The Awakening; New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1992. Delbanco, Andrew "The Half-Life of Edna Pontellier." 'Awakening' Wendy Martin. -106. Koloski, Bernard, ed. Approaches to Teaching Chopin's Awakening. New York: MLA, 1988. Martin, Wendy, ed. New Essays on Awakening. . "Local Color in The Awakening." Seyersted, Per. Kate Chopin: A Critical Biography: Louisiana State UP, 1969.- - -. The Awakening by Kate Chopin: an interdisciplinary journal from the South ». 4 (1974): 345-64.

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