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    The essay of "The Storm"‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ illustrates a story of one woman and one man drawn to each other by lust. Situated together by a storm‚ Calixta‚ the woman in this essay and "very married woman" has no choice but to let in an old friend and once loved companion out of the pouring rain. As a result‚ old flames spark a maybe-new relationship between the two. This essay is an alternative twist to many other stories dealing with unfaithfulness and infidelity‚ given that men are more

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    is to get the audience to clearly understand why Kate Chopin wrote what she did‚ and how it reflects with her own life. I am sure that everyone

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    In 1898 Kate Chopin wrote a novel titled The Awakening that took place in a Louisiana setting. The main character Edna experiences an awakening physically and emotionally. The Awakening is about a woman who goes through many different stages to reach her goal of freedom. Through the stages she learns that even though she has gained some freedom she will not ever truly be free. The ending of Chopin’s novel is ambiguous and leaves the reader to make their own conclusion as to whether Edna committed

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    Act 5‚ scene 2 (the kiss me kate scene and her final monologue). In Act 4‚ scene 5‚ the audience is shown a major part of Petruchio’s ‘taming’ process. Petruchio exclaims: “Good Lord‚ how bright and goodly shines the moon!” (iv‚ v‚ line 3‚ page 185). It is‚ of course‚ the sun shining brightly‚ as Kate rightly corrects him. When Petruchio threatens Kate by telling her that they will not proceed on their journey to her father’s house unless she agrees with him‚ Kate is smart enough to realize that

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    In the novel The Awakening‚ by Kate Chopin‚ caged birds are used throughout the story to symbolize Edna’s journey from entrapment to freedom‚ to then losing hope. A caged bird‚ a free bird and a broken winged bird all relate to her journey as an enlightened person‚ wanting freedom but feeling a lack of hope. During Edna’s gradual awakening‚ the caged birds are used to symbolize her feeling of imprisonment by a male dominated society‚ in which she tries to overcome to have her own freedom. In the

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    “She had resolved never to take another step backward”(). The definition of ‘power’ can be described as the ability or capability to direct or influence the behavior of others. Edna Pontellier‚ a character in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening‚ is one woman who constantly struggled and achieved her desire to free herself from the power of 19th century societal views of women. As a result of steady ambitious behaviour and recognition of the closed off thinking of 1800’s civilians‚ Mrs. Pontellier was able

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    and feet with a stick and carefully removed all traces from his heavy brogans and then went into the house‚ hopefull Calixta wouldn’t be mad about the mess. 4. What general attitudes toward sex‚love‚ and marriage does Chopin imply? Cite evidence to support your answer. Chopin implies adultery is natural and does not necessarily have negative consequences. In the story‚ after Calixta made love with Alcee‚ her husband gets home with their son and she is happy to see them again and has already put

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    way people felt about Kate Chopin in her time was mixed. Some adored her and others despised her. “She upset many nineteenth century expectations for women and their supposed roles” (Kaplon). Women were supposed to cook and clean but Chopin would write about free women; women that would go out and make their own money. That was forbidden to even be thought about in her times. Kate Chopin “learned that her society would not tolerate her questionings” (gradesaver). Chopin wrote about transcending

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    From a commoner to Duchess of Cambridge‚ Kate Middleton has lived an extraordinary life. Today‚ I will tell you a little bit about her extraordinary life. I have thoroughly researched many important aspects of Kate’s life‚ from her childhood to her life as royalty. Today‚ I will tell you about her early childhood‚ relationship with William‚ and current life as Duchess of Cambridge. As I just mentioned I would like to tell you a little bit about Kate during her childhood years. Kate’s early childhood

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    The Awakening Novel Quotes The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ is a story of self-discovery‚ the tale of a woman who breaks free from the norm and takes a dip in the untested waters of hush-hush during the nineteenth century. Edna Pontellier is a Creole woman living in New Orleans during the late 1800’s. Although she is married‚ she begins an intimate courtship with a man named Robert Lebrun. What seems harmless at first quickly accelerates into a journey or freedom and self-discovery for Edna. The days

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