LibGuides: Kate Chopin's The Awakening: Articles

Article databases

Literature Resource Center (GALE) This link opens in a new window
Up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections This link opens in a new window
Back issues of important academic journals, including many historical journals (no current issues) going back to 1838. Excellent for in-depth academic journal articles on all historical topics except: recent history and articles published within the last 3 – 5 years. The complete JSTOR database is made up of numerous "collections".
The complete JSTOR database is made up of numerous "collections". Skyline College Library subscribes to the following JSTOR collections:

Arts & Sciences I Collection - core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, & more humanities and social sciences
Arts & Sciences II Collection - adds depth to many disciplines introduced in Arts & Sciences I
Arts & Sciences V Collection - includes state historical journals, literary reviews and a variety of arts & humanities journals
Arts & Sciences VII Collection - eclectic range of disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences
Arts & Sciences VIII Collection - core humanities disciplines including history, language & literature, art & art history, and education
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from leading journals. Coverage is multi-disciplinary and includes full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles; searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Updated daily.

Search Tips

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.