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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Predicate Object
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