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    job is to cater, or serve the common good, and also sacrifice their needs at all times. Many authors use conflict as an advantage for adding meaning to their story. In Kate Chopin’s, The Awakening, Enda finds herself torn between being who she wants to be and who she has to be based on society’s standards. Through symbolism, Chopin is able to use the two conflicting forces to show her innermost desires for freedom and how society suppresses her desires, which ultimately causes her go and commit…

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    “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, is a story exactly as the title describes it. A matter of events that take place and change the story within hours. Louise Mallard, is a troubled housewife soon to be widowed and suffering heart troubles. Just alone in the first few sentences into the story, the introductions tone is quick paced and with a small hint of suspense. The news is broken to Mrs. Mallard about her husband’s tragic death in the first sentence of the story. A mixture of emotions are…

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    The book The story of an hour is a very interesting and shocking story .The book the story of an hour is written by Kate Chopin. The main characters in this story are Louise Mallard, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Richards. The story is about how Louise Mallard seems very depressed and sad because of the death of her husband and after her husband's death she feels relieved but then she gets news that her husband is really not dead. The story of an hour shows a shows the way Louise gains freedom…

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    The short story " The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin is a story about a woman named Louise Mallard. Louise is introduced with "afflicted with heart trouble". Saying that, Josephine, has to be really careful telling her sister that Louise's husband had passed away in a tragic train accident. Louise locks herself in her bedroom to cope with the loss of her husband. she continues to say the word "Free" over and over again; knowing that she all the time in the world to herself. When she returns…

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    In “The Storm” Kate Chopin introduces Calixta, her family, and her soon to be lover, Sir Alcee Laballiere. Calixta does not notice the upcoming storm at first, along with Sir Alcee as he rides on his horse towards her gallery, but they both approach her quietly and eventually catch her off guard. Throughout the short story, the tempest escalates in severity, while the “storm” of love and untouched emotions inside the house escalates in intimacy. By using the physical weather change as a metaphor…

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    The Storm and the Emotions it contains A journey of past lovers going through a storm together. “The Storm” by Kate Chopin shows Calixa and Alcee going through a storm of their past feelings. Through the storm they lust after each other even though they are married and have different social classes. The storm shows their emotions going on a roller-coaster. In Chopin's short story the author uses the setting to show the emotions of the characters. When the storm begins, Bobinot and Bibi…

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    After reading one of the most controversial writings of Kate Chopin, it gives me great admiration towards her risk of choosing the theme. Back in the nineteenth century women were frowned upon for even thinking promiscuously, just imagine writing about it. “The Storm” is a fiction novel based on an affair between two past lovers who were brought together by faith and awful weather. The storm approaching in the beginning is a metaphor, representing the desire and powerful attraction between the…

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    Love, Freedom and Peace 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…

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    that both captivate and inspire their audience. Kate Chopin is one of those writers. She has and continues to inspire millions of readers with her work which include Désirée’s Baby, “The Story of an Hour”, The Storm, The Awakening, and much more. Kate Chopin was not afraid to touch on subjects that were often suppressed and ignored such as racism and the oppression of women. Kate Chopin’s work was heavily influenced by her life’s experiences. Kate Chopin was born on February 8, 1850 under the…

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    little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. “free, free, free!””. Kate Chopin adds this quote in her story to show that the main character is experiencing the bad effects of feminism. In “ The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, Kate defines the word feminism, and explains the expectations of women in the nineteenth-century and how it is still needed in today's society. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, Kate defines the word feminism, and explains how the expectations of a…

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