Alcée Arobin

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Alcée Arobin is a charming, seductive Creole womanizer in Kate Chopin’s novel "The Awakening," who becomes Edna Pontellier’s lover and symbolizes her exploration of sexual freedom.

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Alcée Arobin canonical 1

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
male character ⓘ
appearsAlongside Edna Pontellier ⓘ
Léonce Pontellier ⓘ
Robert Lebrun ⓘ
appearsIn The Awakening ⓘ
appearsInGenre feminist literature ⓘ
realist novel ⓘ
associatedWithTheme Creole society norms ⓘ
adultery ⓘ
female desire ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ
sexual freedom ⓘ
social transgression ⓘ
characterIn The Awakening ⓘ
createdBy Kate Chopin ⓘ
ethnicity Creole ⓘ
firstPublishedIn The Awakening ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasRelationshipWith Edna Pontellier ⓘ
language French Creole (cultural background) ⓘ
literaryPeriod American literature of the 1890s ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor being Edna Pontellier’s lover ⓘ
charming personality ⓘ
seductive behavior ⓘ
occupation womanizer ⓘ
partOf American realist canon ⓘ
Southern United States literature ⓘ
personalityTrait charming ⓘ
experienced in romantic affairs ⓘ
flirtatious ⓘ
seductive ⓘ
residesIn New Orleans ⓘ
roleInWork Edna Pontellier’s seducer ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
romanticRelationshipWith Edna Pontellier ⓘ
setting New Orleans ⓘ
symbolizes Edna Pontellier’s exploration of sexual freedom ⓘ
erotic desire ⓘ
sensual temptation ⓘ
workPublicationYear 1899 ⓘ

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The Awakening → character → Alcée Arobin ⓘ