Kate Beckinsale

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…

Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is more than a grieving widow experiencing euphoria and finding her sense of self; it’s a statement of how a woman’s value and independence was worth during the 19th century. A wife was few more than a trophy for their husbands to showcase towards his fellow compatriots with children and homemaking skills being her only noteworthy talents. The life and death of Louise Mallard shed light on marriage being equivalent to surrendering one’s identity as an…

“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.…

When I was a child, going to church every Sunday was expected from me. I was always actively involved with my church in one way or another. Whether it was participating in their musical or going to a Christian camp in the White Mountains. My early life was heavily influenced by Christianity in many ways. But it all came crashing down when I left my church. Our favorite minister had retired and no one in my family felt the need to get up every Sunday morning and go to church. We stopped talking…

In this paper, I will evaluate the role of a Reading Specialist, and how they create a curriculum that anticipates a student’s reading level. Then, I will discuss how these standards coincide to my own beliefs. Finally, I will sum up the duties of a Reading Specialist, and how necessary they are in our education system. Reading Specialist/Literacy coach are professionals whose main duty is to provide educational reading services for students who attend public school. Reading Specialists…

free, courageous and powerful. At the end, she seems to be an optimist, longing for a new, fresh life and obviously she smiles whole-heartedly. She says that”the new rains will come down soon”(307) which symbolizes that a new life is yet to start. Beatrice suffers all the effects of patriarchal domination perpetuated by her husband and Igbo culture. But gradually she seems to be losing her patience. She thinks independently to quit domestic abuse. So she kills her husband. Both the…

[maybe add a little bit more]In The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman the topic of female liberation. In The Story of an Hour, the main character Louise or Mrs. Mallard is dealing with the realization of her freedom after she receives the news of her husband’s death. Despite her dying at the end of the story as she sees her husband is in reality not death, she does experience a few moments of freedom. In The Yellow Wallpaper the main character…

A Life in Sight but Out of Reach The 19th century was a strange and highly structured time for women and Kate Chopin highlights many of these social controversies in her novel, “The Awakening.” The book revolves around a character named Edna, who felt constantly tied down by her husband and children. Despite her commitment to them, Edna still manages to discover a sense of freedom that she has been searching for her entire life. Although Edna’s freedom was in sight throughout the novel, it…