Kate DiCamillo

Picturebook Analysis The book’s title is “a combination of a name and an epithet or appellation” (Nikolajeva & Scott, 2006, p.242). The reader can expect that the protagonist is a boy. “Incredible” and “book eating” further reveal the theme of the story; the word “incredible” implies an evaluation of the main character, which may disclose the opinion and focus of the narrator. The cover also foreshadows what the story may be about. Each word is represented in different fonts and sizes on the…

Repression of Women in the Early Centuries The stories, “The Story of an Hour,” and, “Hills Like White Elephants,” are very analogous in ways. “The Story of an Hour,” is about a girl who has been controlled by her husband throughout the years of their marriage. Her husband dies within the story and the woman is overwhelmed with pure joy, but she doesn’t know how to feel about it. “She did not stop to ask if it were not monstrous joy that held her. A clear and exalted perception enabled her…

“Searching for Identity: The Religious Experiences of Norwich, Kempe, and Truth” Women have struggled, much like the fishermen sailing with a stormy sea, to relinquish their identity from the hands of man and regain control of it again. In waves, they have enjoyed brief moments of freedom and respect yet deep ruts of oppression and scorn. Even after years of efforts and progression, the storm, the struggle, is ongoing still. However, without the contribution of past women, there would be no…

Kate Chopin, a brilliant author ahead of her time, is known for her honest, frank stories about women. Due to her progressive view on society, some of Chopin’s stories were published after her death for the fear of being scandalous. In Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” the reader is introduced to Mrs. Mallard and her imprisoning life as a married women in the 1900s. Chopin puts the reader in the shoes of Mrs. Mallard in order to explore the theme of women's overcoming an imprisonment of society…

Kate Chompin’s writing “The Story of An Hour” is truly a literary feminist study. This story was first published in 1894 and documents the reactions of a woman who finds out that her husband is dead. Louise Mallard is devastated. It is hard to talk about “The Story of an Hour” without talking about when the conclusion of the story. When the story begins, Richard and Josephine are contemplating the task of having to tell Louise Mallard that her beloved husband, Bentley Mallard, is dead.…

Comparison of Kate Chopin’s Literature The 1800s served as a turning point for the role of women in society. Nearing the end of the century, the idea that women should not work outside the home began to be challenged, and women started to hold jobs of their own (Fischer et al., 2000). Great opportunity was given to unmarried women, as they gained independence in living apart from their families (Fischer et al., 2000). Women began to fight for their independence, opposing the idea of only…

Gilman and Chopin both are trying to illustrate how women are trapped and bound by the unspoken rules of Victorian society. They also show the audience the consequences of conformity for women that desire independence. In Chopin’s “The Awakening,” Edna slowly begins to discover herself in her husband’s absence. She experiences “a radiant peace settled upon her when she at last found herself alone” (595). This is the central message which the author wishes to convey. The constant pressures and…

My nomination for best short is “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. In her tale of Mrs. Mallard and the description on what is given about how she felt when she thought her husband was dead is absolutely the best description given of any women who may have been abused verbally or physically by their husband. Though it doesn’t specify or even hint around to the fact that she was abused, her actions and thoughts speak clearly to me. Not only is this story a wonderful description of how an…

In the short story by author Kate Chopin, “the Story of an Hour”, the main character shows her true feelings about her marriage after a false report about her husband’s death. Many readers of the audience point that Mrs. Mallard died from the joy of her husband’s arrival but an important aspect that is often overlooked is the ironic juxtaposition set up by the author to truly show her feelings. Mrs. Mallard was not in shock of joy but she was in shock of utter disappointment that ultimately…

Before taking this course, I never truly understood how many ways coming out of the closet and living your life as a lesbian can impact a woman’s life. From our readings of Charity & Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rachel Hope Cleves, “‘No Kisses Like Youres’: An Erotic Friendship between Two African-American Women during the Mid-Nineteenth Century” by Karen V. Hansen, and Odd Girl Out by Ann Bannon, I learned that having a relationship with another women can cost a woman her…