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    Iriarte Prof. Andrew DiNicola ENGL 1102 February 16, 2014 Kate Chopin manages to make an extramarital affair appear beneficial to a pair of adulterers' families using a storm as an extended metaphor. Chopin compares the transformation of the characters Calixta and Alcee Laballire, the adulterers, to a storm. A storm has a certain calm feel to it before it begins, hence, "The leaves were so still that even Bibi thought it was going to rain" (Kate Chopin). Calixta, at this point does not have a…

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    Literary Criticism: The Awakening and the Failure of the Psyche It is apparent that one can correlate Greek mythology to The Awakening when reading Franklin’s criticism. Franklin associates the paradigm of Psyche to the pathological, internal struggle of Edna, where the fear of the confrontation of solitude is prevalent. Franklin first explains the irony in the title of The Awakening, given the fact that Edna sleeps, living in a world filled with fantasy rather than being psychologically and…

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    Kate Chopin’s The Awakening is an artfully crafted piece of literature in the late nineteenth century. During this time, The Awakening is seen as vulgar and distasteful to many critics, but the book gave a much-needed “eye opener” to the perspective of women’s suffrage. This story is told in the eyes of Edna Pontellier, a wife and mother, who struggles with the ideas of freedom and self-awareness. Society’s expectations of women are to be a “stay-at-home” caretaker of the home and children…

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    The desire to belong is integral to human nature, but so is curiosity. The Awakening is a Victorian era novel by Kate Chopin following Edna Pontellier’s untimely search for social, financial, and emotional independence. Her character is highly reflective in nature. At one point she notes that while she may conform to appease those watching, she secretly questions the behaviour she witnesses in herself and others. Chopin examines the disparity between outward conformity and inner doubt through…

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    In the book, The Awakening, Kate Chopin addresses a common struggles woman face in society through the main character Edna Pontellier during the 1800s. Edna Pontellier is an American woman infused with charm and grace. Edna’s charm could not escape her. She moved gracefully among the crowds and appeared self-contained. Edna learned to master her feeling by not to showing outward and spoken feelings of affections, either in herself or in others. This common custom seems to be understood among…

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    The poem “ The Story of an Hour ” was written and published by Kate Chopin in 1894. Kate Chopin was born Katherine O'Flaherty in 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri. Chopin was an American author who wrote short stories and novels . She is now considered to have been an American 20th-century feminist authors of Catholic or Southern background. “The Story of an Hour” is Kate Chopin’s short story about the thoughts of a newly widowed woman after she is told that her husband has died due to a train…

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    “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin revolves around a woman, Louise Mallard as the main character to develop the theme independence. The title of the story demonstrates how many things can happen within a single hour. Normally death is accompanied by grief and sorrow. On the other hand, this story is proof that death can certainly bring joy and independence. In this short story, Chopin writes about a woman who finds unexpected independence, no matter how transient. The story starts off by…

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    only in this form, and therefore lead women on an endless journey to achieve impossible standards. Even the highest paid super models in the world, such as Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, and Tyra Banks could not escape the harsh criticism that accompanied their weight. During an interview with Women’s Wear Daily, when asked if she had a life motto, Kate Moss responded, ““Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”.” Kate’s answer further emphasizes the fact that even those who seemed to perfectly…

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    Selene (Kate Beckinsale) the Death Dealer formidable been the focus of the seizure of the two clans horror knowing the fact he was on the run from the vampire because sin has killed the leader and second, he and her…

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    concluded that she would rather seek after a profession in acting. She was included in numerous live exhibitions, however she made her capable film debut in the motion picture Léon: The Professional (1994) . Kate Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale is the prominent Hollywood performer. Kate Beckinsale was conceived on 26 July 1973 in England. Her mom is Judy Loe, who has showed up in various British dramatizations and sitcoms and keeps on functioning as an on-screen character, overwhelmingly in…

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