The Storm - Kate Chopin
KATE CHOPIN (1850-1904)
She was an American author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century.
Chopin was born Katherine O 'Flaherty in St. Louis, Missouri.
Her father, Thomas O 'Flaherty, was a successful businessman who had emigrated from Galway, Ireland.
Her mother, Eliza Faris, was a well-connected member of the French community in St. Louis.
KatherineShe was the third of five children, but her sisters died in infancy and her brothers (from her father 's first marriage) in their early twenties. She was thus the only child to live past the age of twenty-five.
After her father 's death in 1855, Chopin developed a close relationship with her mother, grandmother, and her great-grandmother. She also became an avid reader of fairy tales, poetry, and religious allegories, as well as classic and contemporary novels.
REGIONALISM
In literature, regionalism refers to fiction or poetry that focuses on specific features – including characters, dialects, customs, history, and landscape – of a particular region.
Kate Chopin is considered to be one of the best US Southern regional writers.
THE STORM
"The Storm" is a short story by the American writer Kate Chopin, written in 1898. It did not appear in print in Chopin 's lifetime; it was published in a volume called “The Complete Works of Kate Chopin” in 1969.
in 1969.
The story is set in the late nineteenth century at Friedheimer 's store in Louisiana, and at the nearby house of Calixta and Bobinôt.
CHARACTERS • Bibi: four-year-old son of Calixta and Bobinôt • Calixta: mother of Bibi • Bobinôt: husband of Calixta and father of Bibi. • Alcée Laballière: former Calixta’s beau (lover).
THEMES
• The main topic in the story is the sexuality, a topic not publicly discussed in 1898. For this reason, the story was not published during her lifetime. The relationship between Calixta and
She was an American author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century.
Chopin was born Katherine O 'Flaherty in St. Louis, Missouri.
Her father, Thomas O 'Flaherty, was a successful businessman who had emigrated from Galway, Ireland.
Her mother, Eliza Faris, was a well-connected member of the French community in St. Louis.
KatherineShe was the third of five children, but her sisters died in infancy and her brothers (from her father 's first marriage) in their early twenties. She was thus the only child to live past the age of twenty-five.
After her father 's death in 1855, Chopin developed a close relationship with her mother, grandmother, and her great-grandmother. She also became an avid reader of fairy tales, poetry, and religious allegories, as well as classic and contemporary novels.
REGIONALISM
In literature, regionalism refers to fiction or poetry that focuses on specific features – including characters, dialects, customs, history, and landscape – of a particular region.
Kate Chopin is considered to be one of the best US Southern regional writers.
THE STORM
"The Storm" is a short story by the American writer Kate Chopin, written in 1898. It did not appear in print in Chopin 's lifetime; it was published in a volume called “The Complete Works of Kate Chopin” in 1969.
in 1969.
The story is set in the late nineteenth century at Friedheimer 's store in Louisiana, and at the nearby house of Calixta and Bobinôt.
CHARACTERS • Bibi: four-year-old son of Calixta and Bobinôt • Calixta: mother of Bibi • Bobinôt: husband of Calixta and father of Bibi. • Alcée Laballière: former Calixta’s beau (lover).
THEMES
• The main topic in the story is the sexuality, a topic not publicly discussed in 1898. For this reason, the story was not published during her lifetime. The relationship between Calixta and
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