Frédéric Chopin

In the post- independence period woman was struggling in patriarchal societal set up for her identity. In 1960, feminism rose against the colonial rule, patriarchal practices and traditions enhance the ideology of female subordination. Shashi Deshpande’s novel In the Country of Deceit is a story of a woman Devayani who began to see the universe with their own eyes and not through the male gaze. She is shown recovering from the stage of catastrophe and mental dilemma through spiritual realization…

Swimming The short story “Swimming” written by Marryman first published in 2011, in the short story we are following a women, told through a third person, she doesn’t fully understand why she have not jet swum in the river yet, so the question is, why hasn’t she swum before in the river? The themes of the short story “swimming” are growing up, to let go and just do it and loneliness. In the story, the woman’s name isn’t informed. The main character in the story is a woman, who is approximately…

Everyday there are people falling in love or going through breakups, after enough trust has been given and received it is common to marry; yet there are no words to describe how one might feel after their trust is broken. The narration in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, revolves around the unknown, complex situation of why Grandma’s husband left her, AND WHAT HER LIFE HAS BEEN SINCE THEN. When Oskar’s grandmother is betrayed by her husband, Thomas Schell, it…

she reveals to her the news, fearing for heart disillusionment since she heretofore had heart issues. The maker suggests she is a life partner who has lived in limitation yet venerated her loved one. Nevertheless, this outside is soon unmasked by Chopin when Mrs. Mallard's wretchedness swings to chipper triumph, possibly, of her life partner's passing. She is hit with supreme perplexity and in an amazingly odd route tries to adjust to assessments of warmth and despise all meanwhile. "She didn't…

up into her room and looks out the window. “Free” she whispers, realizing that while her husband’s death is sad, it is also positive because now she is bound to no one. Chopin conveys the theme that a woman loses her freedom in the institution of marriage with the use of irony, third person point of view, and symbolism. Chopin uses irony throughout this story. Mrs. Mallard’s sister becomes worried when Mrs. Mallard goes up into the room to grieve. This is ironic because Mrs. Mallard’s sister…

I believe the author, Kate Chopin, intended for her story to show the realization of specific aspects of life. In Edna’s case, it is the realization of her desire for independence and her own free will. She ends up giving into her realization, which eventually is the cause of her death. In my opinion, the intended audience is more mature people who, like Edna, needs an awakening. Perhaps the reader could be someone who feels like Edna and is restricted in a relationship or freedom. I found that…

Lightning Strikes the Heart Was it a spare of the moment or was it a-long-time-coming? In Kate Chopin’s, “The Storm,” the main characters go by the names Calixta and Alcee. Both individuals with a family, have a rather interesting encounter when a storm brings them together. In reality, it is common for a serious life-threatening event or natural disaster to lure people together. However, in this case, the storm not only brought Alcee and Calixta together, it also sparked a romantic relationship…

Louise Mallard was one of the many heroines Chopin wrote about who are led to dilemmas, strife, tragedy and rarely death when faced with self-awakening. The pain of a woman being unable to fight for that right of independence proves that Kate Chopin was ahead of her time in her writing. Sadly, she broke the status quo and was seldomly heard from until the 1960s feminism wave. At last, she had become…

“Desiree’s Baby” is a short story written by Kate Chopin. This story is about Mr. and Mrs. Valmonde’s adopted daughter Desiree, and how she is courted by the son of another wealthy French Creole neighborhood family, Armand Aubigny who knows nothing of her origins. Desiree was found by an old pillar at a couple months old, believed to be left by a party of Texans. Desiree grew up into a beautiful and gentle young lady, but still had no knowledge on who she really was. Armand falls in love with…

Susan Gingell- Beckmann reported “Our attention is drawn to the pivotal symbols of this novel by the title and as with all symbols, the calm at the centre is open to many levels of interpretation. The eye of the storm can be understood as an allusion to the bed ridden Elizabeth Hunter, who is the still centre in the tempest of emotions she rouses in those around her: her nurses, children lawyer and friends. On a more obvious level, reference is being made to the calm at the centre of a typhoon.…