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The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918
- Standardized Title:
- Frühlings Erwachen. English
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood" by Frank Wedekind is a play written in the late 19th century. The drama explores the tumultuous transition from childhood to adolescence, focusing on the lives of young characters who grapple with the awakening of their sexual identities amid a repressive societal framework. Central to the story are Wendla and Melchior, whose experiences reflect the pressing crises faced by youth dealing with parental ignorance and the harsh realities of their emerging desires. The opening of the play introduces us to Wendla, a 14-year-old girl questioning her long dress and the implications of growing up, while also revealing her immediate family dynamics. Simultaneously, we are introduced to Melchior and his peers, who express their frustrations with the constraints of school and the expectations placed upon them. Through dialogue, the characters contemplate their sexual awakening and the morality surrounding it, with themes of societal pressure and the ignorance young people face from adults being prominent. The tension builds as both characters express a yearning for understanding and freedom, setting the stage for the tragic events that are likely to unfold as a result of these conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Michael Roe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
- Notes:
- Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Awakening_(play)
- Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
- Release date is 2011-02-11
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