Kate Choplin Women Identity Analysis

All works have a central theme. A theme is the main idea or meaning often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built. the central theme of the three stories by Kate Choplin is "women identity" when women had no basic human rights. All three stories take place back in the day, the protagonists married and ended up not being completely happy in their roles. The story of an hour takes place in the late nineteenth century when men had control over women. Louise whose husband was killed in a train accident. The moment Louise hears the news, she is secretly happy because she is now free. she loved her husband but cherishes her new independence even more. Louise goes to her room to be by herself feeling free at once. The front door opens unexpectedly its Brently her husband. After all her husband didn't die. the mount Louise saw her husband she died of a heart attack brought on by happiness. Kate choplin deals with the issue of female self discovery and identity. The happiness Louise gains is so strong that when she realizes her husband is still alive she collapses immediately. Kate
chaplain suggests that she could not bear to return to life with her husband, that requires bending her will to his.
Desirees Baby takes place in Louisiana before the American Civil War. The Valmonde family adopted Desiree on the day she was found at their front gate. the family didn't mind not knowing what her race exactly was. Therefore years later Desiree gets married to a man named Armand Augbiny. They have a baby together to realize the child begins to show evidence of not being white. Armand believes its must be desirees unknown ancestors. Armand rejects both his wife and child because they rant white. Later on in the story Armand finds a letter from his mother saying he was the one with mixed ancestry not Desiree. The theme is identity and racism Desiree who was being judged for being African American even though she wasn't. Armand enforces the idea that once again a new identity is being imposed upon Desiree even if it doesn't fit her. Armand decided to kick Desiree out of the house with the baby to leave them strained with nothing but the clothes on their back . The storm Most likely occurring in the late 1800s and taking place in the deep South, the story gives an interpretation of an adulterous affair between Calixta, wife to Bobinot and mother to four year old Bibi, and Alcee, husband to Clarisse, during a terrible rain storm. Bobinet and Bibi are inside a local store when attempting to leave they notice storm clouds approving the town. Deciding to let the storm pass, they remained inside. Meanwhile, Catixta is at home soon realizing the storm is approaching she begins running about the house closing windows and doors. Seeking shelter from the rain, Alcee approaches as Calixta Steps on to her front porch. As she stepped outside, Alcee rode in at the gate. By providing a terrible storm chopin creates a creative setting for this chance meeting. Chopin uses the storm to force Alcee inside Calixtas home. The theme in the story is love and women's sexuality. In the sentence the Rain was over chopin ends the storm, the affair and the story. All of these women are married, they end up not being completely happy and satisfied in their roles.
calixta, shows no clear signs of being unhappy or miserable in her marriage. however she is much more happier after stepping outside the boundaries of married loyalty. After her encounter with Alcee, she is much more loving, kind housewife and mother. this indicates that the established roles of marriage were restricting and unpleasant for her, and she felt more fulfilled stepping outside of those bounds. Louise too felt restricted by marriage but when she learned of her husbands death, she was filled with a sense of freedom from marriage. Desiree is happy in her marriage, until her husband rejects her from a race she wasn't. All of these women were happier outside of the accepted, establishment roles as wives in the 1800s and found happiness outside of those
roles.