The stranger is more aggressive and actually enters Elisa's garden, while Henry seems to respect her personal space.
The two men in the story are quite opposite, and this helps us identify the things that Elisa appreciates and the things she does not. When Elisa is working in the garden, her husband comes to talk to her. He respects her personal space and remains outside. However, to Elisa this is a sign of indifference towards her work and her passion. On the other hand, when the stranger meets her, he leans over and enters the garden, with a behaviour that is more aggressive than that of her husband.
This novel is one of the first feminist novels, because it was empowering women. There have been several other feminist novels, but this is the very first one.
Kate Chopin wrote the awakening to empower feminism and women, as they are often designated as the weaker gender. I believe that it shows the stronger side of females, and that they are as strong as men are.
I haven't read the book, so I went off of what i could. I hope this helps, you can re-word it if you'd like.
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Folke Cronholm was secretly working for the Germans