Kate Chopin brings out the essence of Creole society through the characters in her novel "L'Éveil". In the novel, Edna Pontellier faces many problems because she is an outcast from society. Due to her isolation from society, she must learn to integrate and deal with her problems. This situation leads her to go through a series of awakenings that help her find herself, but it also causes her problems with her husband, due in part to her loss of respect for him and the society in which she lives. Throughout the novel, she faces unfavorable situations. circumstances that confuse her and ultimately kill her. Kate Chopin uses Creole society of the 1890s as the basis for her novel and expresses it through Creole women, personal relationships, and etiquette. “L’Éveil” is a novel based on the way of life of French Creoles. The Creoles, descendants of French and Spanish settlers, made up the French Creole Society of the 1700s. They had a strong family unit based on the teachings of Catholicism, but they were considered outcasts in Anglo-American society. Clement Eaton said: “Creoles, to a greater extent than Anglo-Americans, lived lives of carefree sensation and pleasure. They loved to dance, play, fish, attend parties, play the violin, and live without thinking much about themselves. the next day." (Eaton 252). The Creoles were very lively and outgoing people due to their comfortably tight society. Activities such as Mardi Gras and the festive atmosphere of Sunday afternoon mass contributed greatly to the liveliness of these people (Walker 252 One of the main reasons for their comfort and "live for the moment" attitude was that the Creoles did not move west like most other settlers to). instead, they remained relatively in the same area and increased in population without consuming other land. This caused a shortage of land, which had to be frequently divided between families. operation of the plantation system (Walker 253). In traditional Creole marriages, as in the 1888 era, the husband was the legal guardian and had custody of the children in the event of divorce. legalized segregation, but African American horizons continued to broaden. “In Louisiana after the Civil War, African American men voted in large numbers, held public office, served on juries, and worked on the railroads” (Culley 119).