The storm by Kate Chopin was actually a sequel of one of her previous short story entitled at the ‘Cadian Ball‚ describing how Alcée came to marry Clarisse and how Calixta came to marry Bobinôt. The storm was published in 1969 post-mortem but was written in 1898‚ published seventy years later because was described as a scandalous story during the time of the writing. The storm’s story takes place in a small town in Louisiana where – Calixta‚ Bobinôt‚ Bibi‚ Alcée and Clarisse – originally live. The
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Scout‚ also known as Jean Louise Finch is one of the most important roles in the book‚ as she is one of the main characters‚ and the book is based around her. She is the youngest person in her family‚ and is a very smart character that knows a lot more than most/all people of her age‚ she is also very mature and respectful‚ especially in the way that she speaks to people‚ she uses very mature words and talks quite sophisticatedly. Scout’s father Atticus inspires her to push her limits and learn what
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Frédéric Chopin is a well-known Polish pianist and composer during the Romantic Era (1780-1910)‚ Chopin’s work inspired many young composers and musicians even till this day. Chopin is one of the greatest influential pianist and composers‚ his music and composed pieces are extremely astonished‚ especially his style of romantic taste‚ which are very unique and different compare to other composers. However‚ his work did not just influences the musical world‚ but it also influenced many artist and literature
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Louise Erdrich introduces several generations in the interrelated families living in and around a Chippewa or Ojibwa reservation in North Dakota. Love Medicine is told through the voices of a series of vivid characters‚ mostly Chippewa men and women who are caught up in the emotional tangle of their families’ histories‚ but who struggle to gain some control over their lives. In her uniquely poetic style‚ Erdrich creates an intense vision of a world that is at once violent and tender‚ ugly and lyrical
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8:25-9:50 AM 26 March 2013 “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich Separated by War The short story “The Red Convertible” is told by Lyman Lamartine‚ one of the two main characters in this short story and one of the many characters that are involved in the novels of “Love Medicine” by Louise Erdrich. That is why the story is symbolic because it is told from the point of view of a true
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It’s easy to find Louise Erdrich among the canon of what have come to be known as western writers. Her name (or names‚ given the mltiple pseudonyms) pops up right near the top along with Cormac McCarthy and Elmer Kelton. And as impressive as her notoriety is‚ one eventually wonders if "western writer" isn’t an albatross hanging around the neck of her career. Maybe it’s Tolkien’s fault. After all‚ he’s the one who created an entire genre in which setting is paramount to plot or conflict. But
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Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich has unique elements to it. Motifs like exclusion of external family members‚ wealth‚ and marriage hasn’t been explored in any of the other literature we have read so far. Although‚ Shadow Tag does share themes of family disfunction‚ alcoholism‚ and mental health with the other literature. I thought that the relationship between Irene and Gil was especially interesting. So far in the books that we have read‚ there has not been an abundance of monogamous marriages. Irene
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Kate Chopin is an American author who advocated that women and men both should have right of equality and freedom. In her short story‚ “The Story of an Hour”‚ Kate Chopin describes a young wife who has heart disease which is why her sister and
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This is an example of dramatic irony‚this is believed that this stereotype is true completely changes the way she thinks about herself. Chopin changed the way Madame Valmondé thought about herself‚ when her husband thought that she had not been white when they realized that the baby was not white;although it was not true. Armand had always disliked slaves because‚ that is what he was told
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where people have established their life‚ their culture and their heart; sadly it has happened where people have been forced out of their homeland. Great opening sentences. Mary Louise Pratt‚ Kenji Yoshino and Edward Said all present very good methods of maintaining one’s national identity in their essays. In Mary Louise Pratt’s essay Arts of the Contact Zone she gives examples of people who are in a contact zone. Contact zones are where people are meeting other cultures‚ and they have to remember
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