Loss And Suffering In The Locket, By Kate Chopin

The Locket is a short story written by Kate Chopin, she was a young woman who married a man named Oscar Chapin, together they settled down in Louisiana, where it’s culture influenced Kate Chopin's novels. Her husband Oscar Chapin died in 1883, and Kate Chapin started to write numerous short stories and novels that were printed in magazines. It was due to Oscar Chapin’s death that Kate Chopin's novels all had a similar theme of loss and suffering.which brings us to the short story, The Locket, was displayed during the Civil War amidst the slave states, and the Free states during 1861 to 1865. The story begins on a hill during a battle Edmond is reading a letter that was written from Octavie, Edmond’s Lover.

A battle breaks out, and Edmond dies, a priest takes the locket, and was later brought to Octavie. The story then takes place in Louisiana. Judge Piller, Edmonds father, is taking Octavie for a morning ride. Octavie is described as wearing all black with a black mourning veil. Judge Piller requests Octavie to take off the black veil so she will look better to which Octavie follows Judge Piller’s commands. When Octavie and Judge Piller come back from their morning ride and Octavie finds that Edmond is alive.
Later at the conclusion of the short story, I can’t say that I was very surprised but the story was very well written. The beginning of the story led me to think that Edmond had died in battle and that the priest had taken his locket and letter to Octavie. Octavie was wearing clothes that were black and she was in