• Prof H K Jha

This paper is based on the hypothesis that Edna Pontellier, a young married woman in Kate Chopin’s path breaking novel, The Awakening (1899), paved the way to create the image of a New Woman in the early decades of the 20th century. Subsequently, Ernest Hemingway, in his highly acclaimed novel, The Sun Also Rises (1926), skilfully portrayed the character of Lady Brett Ashley, a sexually liberated woman. This study argues that Edna Pontellier and Brett Ashley challenged the concept of an ideal woman and affirmed the position of a New Woman in the 20th century. The paper aims to establish the fact that Brett Ashley was able to achieve what Edna Pontellier had aspired for. Delving deep into the psyche of the two quintessential female characters, Edna and Brett, this research intends to explore the evolution of a liberated new woman and its impact on the society.

path breaking, New Woman, sexually liberated woman, ideal woman, quintessential

"The Emergence of New Woman: A Study of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening and Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no.798-801, May-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005246.pdf

"The Emergence of New Woman: A Study of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening and Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no. pp798-801, May-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005246.pdf