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She was the eldest of seven children and, though the family was well-established, they had fallen on hard times (Kate Chopin, A Wo...

believed that "Authority, coercion are what is needed" as the "only way to manage a wife," and seemed unaware that the may have "c...

Realist writers "were more or less in open revolt against [society]," and naturalism combined the theories of Charles Darwin to co...

This paper consists of 5 pages and considers women that did not faithfully follow the rules of the social patriarchy such as the h...

it. Chopin reveals little of Ednas background, but what she does tell the reader is very significant (Taylor and Fineman 35). Edna...

AS the novel develops and Edna works towards finding meaning and creative expression in her life she attempts painting which does ...

feel "normal" she simply goes about her day. There is an air of loneliness, despair and isolation, which would make any individual...

is set on Grand Isle in Louisiana and the Gulf plays a large part in the narrative. We learn that Edna is very fond of music and ...

population of the resort is almost entirely Creole, so Edna is immersed in a culture in which she feels like a stranger, one that ...

sense of awe and wonder at the complex beauty of the music. The classical music of Beethoven blends the varied textures of the o...

ways, but at the same time there are serious hints about her controlled and adequately "mature" life. In many ways the reader can ...

while maintaining a safe distance so no one is compromised. All the characters enjoy considerable affluence and leisure. None of...

(Chopin Chapter VII). She then meets Robert and her life takes a powerful turn. Not only does she engage in a very passionate a...

In six pages Emerson's influence in terms of one's self authority is considered as it is reflected in the protagonist of Edna Pont...

In five pages this research paper examines how Chopin carefully crafted protagonist Edna Pontellier to be the central focus of her...

the narrator informs the reader, looks at his wife as she were a "valuable piece of personal property" (Chopin 4). It is largely E...

Acting out her intimate desires may have given her a moments retreat from what she so seeks to leave behind, yet the overall effec...

courted by Frederick Forsyth Winterbourne. Winterbourne is also an American. Daisy has a friendship with an Italian man. Becaus...

In 6 pages this paper proposes an alternative ending to this feminist novel in which Edna Pontellier does not commit suicide and i...

until it breaks. This inner storm mirrors the outer storm which brings Calixta and Alcee together. "When he touched her breasts t...

In five pages this paper presents an analysis of this short story in terms of how imagery, similes, foreshadowing and parallelism ...

of "Desirees Baby," Teresa Gibert observed, "The number and the intensity of the surprises that provoke astonishment in the highly...

These short stories are contrasted and compared in six pages with characters, themes, and endings analyzed. Six sources are cited...

Germany and Italy were not major players in the global empire race of the 19th century as they had just become unified until the 1...

In ten pages this paper considers certain events of the twentieth century that will register a major twenty first century impact. ...

makes the story powerful is that hour where the woman sits alone. And watching her character develop and learn is what makes the t...

the change from their boring and traditional lives as parents and spouses. They are independent creatures in a society that does n...

at its best. This paper argues that the protagonist of the story, Louise Mallard, does not love her husband. Discussion The stor...

which occurred in the 1730s and 1740s. It was during those few decades in which we emerged as a religiously based and religiously ...

the house that they are staying in, her husband corrects her, saying that what she felt was a draught and he shut the window (Gilm...