The Awakening – Edna Pontellier

"I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself."

Edna Pontellier feels trapped in her marriage and motherhood in New Orleans. She begins a journey of self-discovery and sexual awakening.

Kate Chopin's novel was scandalous in 1899. Today it is recognized as a feminist classic about a woman claiming her own soul.