凯特·肖邦的代表作《觉醒》描绘了女主人公埃德娜想挣脱家庭的牢笼和社会强加给女性的重重枷锁而逐渐觉醒和反抗的过程。埃德娜的觉醒是全面彻底的。通过分析埃德娜三个层次的觉醒,即精神觉醒、女性角色和女性自我冲突的觉醒、性意识的觉醒,揭示男权社会下女性的困苦和挣扎,从而探讨女性追寻自我之路。 Kate Chopin’s masterpiece Awakening depicts the process of gradually awakening and revolting the heroine Edna in order to get rid of the prison of the family and the shackles imposed by society on the part of women. Edna’s awakening is complete and thorough. By analyzing the three levels of awakening of Edna, that is, the awakening of the spirit, the awakening of the female characters and the self-conflict of the women and the awakening of the sexual consciousness, the author reveals the women’s suffering and struggle in the patriarchal society.