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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The great depression affected Americans by leaving many unemployed, which caused widespread poverty and homelessness. This also caused families to be separated while looking for jobs. Suffering from droughts in the Midwest, farmers were unable to pay for their settlements and leave. The New Deal affected mostly Native Americans. The 1887 Dawes Act had torn apart the Native's tribal lands and John Collier, the New Deals Commissioner of Indian Affairs knew the Dawes Act at the time, would leave the Natives landless . To prevent this from happening, Collier developed the Indian New Deal.
