The Unjustness of Society In the 19th century, people in the society were expected to fulfill their role. The book delineates the injustices of society, like that of a sociological novel. Set in Creole society in the late 1800s, The Awakening as depicted by kate chopin vindicates the period by suggesting to the audience the stereotypical nature of the characters. Chopin implies that women's divergence forces society to ostracize them from other social groups. Edna …showed first 75 words of 725 total…

…showed last 75 words of 725 total…from their groups. People who are different are still shunned today for their views. The delicate balance of the family, paralleled to society, shows the true social criticism in the novel. This proves why the society ostracized Edna for her views: so that she would not topple their system. The same holds true today for the purpose of maintaining the hierarchy of the society, making it necessary to ban some people from the fragile structure.