This site will help you with The Awakening questions.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gawain/characters.html
We can't help you with #11 because we have no idea what other books you have read. The best way to approach that would be to choose one of the books and see how the heroine responded to the romantic attachments in her life and then compare the two.
There are several sites for analyses of A Rose for Emily:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=sparknotes%2C+A+Rose+for+Emily&btnG=Search
My online honors class had us read The Awakening by Kate Chopin and the assignment is to answer 15 questions, but I'm having trouble with these last 6. I have an idea about how to answer some of them, but I can't fully articulate an answer.
Please help?
9. In detail, explain how the flashbacks to Edna's past function. How does her father compare to the other men in her life?
(no idea)
10. How does the view of romantic love develop in the course of the novel? What is the doctor's view of marriage and childbearing?
Edna learns more about love in terms of romance instead of the love her and her husband have, which is really more of a love of convenience. (no idea about the rest)
11. Can you think of an emotional attachment and/or a romantic obsession you have studied in a previous work? How does that incident or character compare with Edna's emotional and romantic relationships?
In the short story, "A Rose For Emily", Emily becomes obsessed with her boyfriend so much that she kills him when he comes back to town, puts his body in her attic bedroom, and began sleeping there next to him even as his body was decaying. (what should I put for Edna's relationships compared to this?)
12. What are the main images and symbols in the novel?
(no idea about MAIN symbols)
13. Why does Edna get involved with Alcee Arobin?
(no idea)
15. What is your reaction to the end of the novel? Do you agree or disagree with the reasons for Edna's final action?
(I know she kills herself but I don't know what to make of her reasons.)
Thank you so much to anyone who helps!
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For #11, those few sentences about A Rose for Emily is what I wrote, not a part of the actual question. Thank you for the link though, I hope I can find what I need!
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9.In detail, explain how the flashbacks to Edna's past function. How does her father compare to the other men in her life?
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