Literature Resource Center - on-campus or off-campus w/ library card.
High quality full-text literary criticism & biographical info on authors.
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JSTOR - Scholarly journals archives - on campus or off-campus w/ library card.
Back issues of important academic journals (no current issues) going back to 1838.
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A search on The Awakening in the Literature Resource Center or JSTOR article databases will result in hundreds of articles on the topic!
Remember to add key words to your search that best describe your topic.
For example:
Awakening AND Chopin
women OR sex roles OR feminism
Here is a sample article:
Next Stop - Paradise: An Analysis of Setting in The Awakening: In Domestic Goddesses, by Cody Griggers. An analysis of the use of Grand Isle, the Pontellier house, and the city itself, emphasizing the character's realization that she, herself, and women in general have no real place in the world.