"The Locket" by Kate Chopin was an interesting short story about and man named Edmond who went off to war and wears a locket his love one, Octavie, gave him. After reading "The Locket," The ending was not surprising when she found out that Edmond was alive.There were to many things that gave away that he wasn't dead. For example Judge Pillier seemed okay about this son dying. Also, what really gave it away was when Judge Pillier said "That for once relent and give us back our dead." Last, Octavie never identify the supposed body of Edmond.
To be honest, Judge Pillier gave most of the clues that Edmond was still alive. It was strange that Judge Pillier was picking Octavie up and didn't even say a word about the lost of his son. What was a deal breaker was when Judge Pillier said to Octavie "To remove that veil which you wear. It seems out of harmony, someway, with the promise of the day." Basically Judge Pillier is saying for her not to wear …show more content…
Although it is true that the priest found the gold locket on a dead young man and didn't know what Edmond looked like, it was wrong for the priest not to give a detailed description on how the young man looked. Also, Octavie could've still asked to see the body just to make sure it was Edmond.
"The Locket," was a very interesting short story but the ending was not surprising at all. There were to many things that gave away that he wasn't dead. For example When Judge Piller seemed okay about his son dying. Also what really gave it away was when Judge Piller said, "That for once relent and give us back our dead." Last, Octavie never identified the supposed body of Edmond.What actually did surprise me was when Edmond said the locket was stolen I thought that he was alive and that locket Octavie had wasn't his and that he still had the locket but I now know that it was the same locket and it was
To be honest, Judge Pillier gave most of the clues that Edmond was still alive. It was strange that Judge Pillier was picking Octavie up and didn't even say a word about the lost of his son. What was a deal breaker was when Judge Pillier said to Octavie "To remove that veil which you wear. It seems out of harmony, someway, with the promise of the day." Basically Judge Pillier is saying for her not to wear …show more content…
Although it is true that the priest found the gold locket on a dead young man and didn't know what Edmond looked like, it was wrong for the priest not to give a detailed description on how the young man looked. Also, Octavie could've still asked to see the body just to make sure it was Edmond.
"The Locket," was a very interesting short story but the ending was not surprising at all. There were to many things that gave away that he wasn't dead. For example When Judge Piller seemed okay about his son dying. Also what really gave it away was when Judge Piller said, "That for once relent and give us back our dead." Last, Octavie never identified the supposed body of Edmond.What actually did surprise me was when Edmond said the locket was stolen I thought that he was alive and that locket Octavie had wasn't his and that he still had the locket but I now know that it was the same locket and it was