When analyzing the regionalism of “The Awakening”, it appears to be a dominant feature of this story. The reader is transported between two different Creole societies in quintessential urban and rural Louisiana. New Orleans' Grand Isle is a well-known vacation spot where Louisiana's wealthy and elite mingle. Finally, it is important to note two characters to further show the effect of local color writing. Kate Chopin describes two of the characters, Edna Pontellier, as a fresh young woman who seems to be reserved to some extent. On the other hand he describes Mademoiselle Reisz as the perfect Creole wife; these women adored their husbands as well as their children. Edna Pontellier was the exact opposite of Mademoiselle Reisz. This depiction strongly displayed personality traits central to what one expects when reading local color writing. Clayton L. Eichelberger describes the scene in which the story takes place: “Like most of Kate Chopin's stories, The Awakening, set in the late 19th-century Creole society of the New Orleans area, has a strong local atmosphere and a richly symbolic atmosphere. structure; but thematically it transcends regional writing.”