This heightened her awareness of female
roles in society and allowed her to be spared of the general
submission of women to men (Skaggs 2). She used these influences to
shape her views on woman's role in society and infused those ideals
in her writing.
ne that was
fairly unconventional. Oscar respected Kate as a unique and curious
woman and allowed her enormous freedom in her endeavors (39). Yet,
Kate ha
being the wife
of a Creole cotton broker and take care for their six children
(Skaggs 3). Like Kate's father, Oscar also died a sudden death in
1883. The tremendous grief she felt for his loss seemed to stay with
her through most of her life and was a great influence on her writing
(Seyersted 46).
insatiable reader, she needed to provide for her large family,
and she was encouraged by her family doctor to pursue her passion of
writing as a relief from her loss
Her writing resembled
the local
color movement's
characteristics in that she focused on characters from her part of
the country and portrayed them through the social and physical
settings in which they lived
It ended her career as a writer permanently
That voice gave
an important view of the female role in society and contributed to
the beginning of the later feminist movements.
"unless one’s inner person is integral with one’s outer
roles and relationships, a fully satisfying life cannot be achieved
Quick analysis and critique on The Awakening. Goes it depth on the characteristics of what makes Kate Chopin a great heroine figure to woman's literature. "Cui Bono"
studies at the piano and in French and offered moral counseling
eleven she endured further heartache when her great-grandmother died.
contracted typhoid fever and died.
proficient and creative storyteller.
Chopin graduated from the Catholic school in 1868
music--practicing at the piano and patronizing the city's symphony and its opera companies.
which dictated subservience for women to male domination
befriended a charismatic, independent--though married--German singer and actress.
native Oscar Chopin, who had arrived in the city to work in a bank. A year later the two were married.
abbreviated by commencement of the Franco-Prussian War,
St. Louis before establishing themselves in New Orleans.
French-Creole,
But Oscar's father was a tyrant who had been known to violently abuse both slaves and his son.
performing arts, developing a preference for the operas of Richard Wagner, and she persisted in her habit, then considered highly unusual for women, of smoking cigarettes.
Many also focus on women's revolt against conformity, often against gender conformity or against social norms that limit women's possibilities in life.
This is a wonderful list of the many approaches a writer can take to a work of literature. Also, demonstrate how to use highlighter and sticky notes.
Some look at themes revealed by Chopin's literary techniques, her use of imagery or parallel sentence structures, her narrative control or narrative stance or modes of disclosure.
Some write about Chopin's use of food in her works, or her focus on walking, her interest in music and painting, or her descriptions of characters' clothing.
"t; "when she was there beside the sea, absolutely alone, she cast the unpleasant, pricking garments from her, and for the first time in her life she stood naked in the open air, at the mercy of the sun" (175)."