Please read The Awakening by Kate Chopin and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte in order.
The following focus pages will assistance you in understanding the novel beyond the surface
level. These focus pages will not be collected at the beginning of the year. Please be prepared to
be tested on the novels within the first week of school. You will be assigned A Streetcar Named
Desire by Tennessee Williams at the beginning of quarter 1 if you would like to get a head start.
AP Lit Summer Reading
The Awakening Focus Page AP Lit and Comp
Please note: This assignment is not for a grade, but for assistance in understanding the
text beyond surface level.
Birds----References to birds advance the
novel’s meaning. Find examples and cite
chapter and page #
Character Paths and Options:
Identify characters that have followed paths of
conduct and behavior Edna is considering.
Identify positive and negative outcomes of these
paths.
The Sea----References to the sea advance the
novel’s meaning. Find references and cite
chapter and page #.
Explain how themes concerning these
subjects have been developed:
Individuality vs. conformity
Love
Demands of the self
