The awakening blog

Comment:
It is interesting that in the book The Awakening mentions a lot of different topics we discussed in class, such as races, classes, gender, etc. The most impressive thing in the book for me is Kate Chopin was married her husband not for love, but for family, conformity norms, political and financial arrangement which someone mentioned in class today. I do believe that marriage must contains love; however, the marriage at that time was not mainly or only based on love, but also some other social issues. Also, the independence of Edna shown in the book also seems interesting. As at that time, women were suppose to be stay at home as being a good wife and a good mother. She chose her own way to live. She did not allowed people to visit her, and she just enjoyed in her drawing. She looked like the outsider within at that time.

Question:: Why critics said the book is not a healthy book at that time? Why they judged this way, based on what socail structure at that time?