Kate Chopin is an American writer, born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1850. She is the only child, of five, to live past the age of twenty-five. Her father died when she was only five years old so, she was raised and taught by her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. They were all strong and independent women who influenced a lot of her literature. Her adolescent life plays a major role into her literature and she dealt with a lot of trauma. After her father was killed in a railroad accident in 1855, her grandmother had later passed in 1863…. Kate Chopin is most famous for her realistic fiction. It is very realistic because of the influences from the women in her life. She may not have used specific moments from her life in her writings but she wrote about true scenarios. Her writing style is unique because she specifically talks about women. Throughout her stories, Kate Chopin incorporates modern struggles of women’s rights and focuses on how women choose to deal with love, freedom, and peace.
What is “Love”? Love is a profoundly tender, sacrificial and passionate affection towards someone else. Kate Chopin’s stories focus a lot on love. Love that is sacrificial or love that may not be present. Kate Chopin has shown the importance of love by showing the absence of it. In Regret by Kate Chopin portrays the importance of …show more content…
She shows how women conquer modern day restrictions simply because they are women. In her work, she shows an aspect of what it is like when a woman beats the odds and make their own decisions. Kate Chopin used to resource around her life to influence her work. She didn’t use specifics from her life but the women who raised her influenced her take on life. Love, Freedom, and Peace are all centered around Kate Chopin’s works. She shows that women can feel and choose how they want to conquer life. She portrays the women in her story to be