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    in different ways otherwise they may mislead us. That is more then true in the short story “The Kiss” by Kate Chopin in which she uses imagery‚ irony and simile to show us how deceitful a person can be. She tells us by the actions of her characters that a person should not be judged solely by his or her appearance or words because those things can be dangerously misleading. All of the characters in Chopin story play their own games and in more or less visible way try to manipulate others to achieve

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    SUMMARY ‘’THE KISS’’ KATE CHOPIN In a room with a dimly condition there Brantain sits in a shadow‚ he brave himself to stare the handsome girl who sits in front of firelight. The girl calmly stroked his cat and occasionally stared slowly toward brantain with small talk. She knows if braintain love her‚ she waiting brantain confidently to declare his love and she will certainly accept it. Brantain was enormously rich‚ although he is unattractive but Nathalie like him because his can give her

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    Analysis of THE KISS by KATE CHOPIN By contrasting the room’s "deep shadow" with the daylight that still exists outside the house‚ the first paragraph of "The Kiss" establishes a dark‚ intimate atmosphere while implying the presence of secrets and illicit emotions. This imagery thus foreshadows the revelation that Nathalie is plotting to marry the good-natured but unattractive and rather foolish Brantain while maintaining an affair with Mr. Harvy. Brantain’s character is reminiscent of several other

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    Remarkable Immoral Kate Chopin Authors in the nineteenth century were descriptive and wrote for a cause‚ but the content of each story was relatable. A writer does not just think of a story that is automatically deep and rich in thought; he or she needs to become the character of the story. Kate Chopin modeled her female characters as strong‚ independent women much like herself. She wrote as if each story was an autobiography about different lives she wanted to live. Chopin could not judge the

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    Kate Chopin is well known as a controversial author in her time for her portrayal of intellectual women in both short stories and novels. In The Story of an Hour‚ a young woman with a heart condition is informed that her husband is dead. Now a grieving widower‚ she retires to her room to reflect on the dramatic change to her life. After dwelling on the incident‚ the main character‚ Louise‚ realizes she is overjoyed with the fact that she is no longer under the domination of her controlling spouse

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    Kate Chopin: Seeking Freedom Who comes to mind when the term “American author” is mentioned? A lot of female authors of today would say Kate Chopin‚ one of the most independent writers of the nineteenth century. Although Kate Chopin didn’t live to see her work re-published‚ she is an important author to study because her stories are influential‚ her ambition arouses her readers‚ and her point of view supports independent women. Unlike most of the women during her time period‚ Chopin didn’t agree

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    Interestingly‚ an author by the name of Kate Chopin‚ wrote a very intoxicatingly romantic short story called “The Storm”. Furthermore‚ a few interesting themes introduced in “The Storm” include: passion‚ adultery‚ and safety. Firstly‚ an interesting theme introduced in this seductive short story‚ is passion. Furthermore‚ Chopin writes about how Alcee could not contain himself around Calixta. Thusly‚ in “The Storm”‚ it shows Alcee’s lack of control by stating “The contact of her warm‚ palpitating

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    depression? Through out "The Story of an Hour" Chopin uses precise wording and how she setup the theme and the conflict within the plot. This story’s setting is not really that important. We assume that it takes place in Chopin’s native state Louisiana. Most of the story takes place at Mrs. Mallard’s home over the course of an hour. A good portion of the story takes place in her room sitting in her armchair in front of the window. The theme I derived is that Chopin was trying to say that if your are made

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    as Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin (who began writing at the beginning of the fight for women’s rights‚ but did not exactly declare herself a feminist). Most of this change came about because of the actions women took upon themselves and their desire to break out of the limits imposed on their sex‚ because of the specific roles women are expected to pursue. They have been unjustly held back from achieving full equality for much of the human history. Chopin was neither an activist nor an advocate

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    Sierra Eichholz Composition 2 April 13‚ 2013 Final Essay 4 Literature to be discussed‚ including author: Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” In Kate Chopin’s time‚ during the late 19th century‚ sexual relations were seen as outside of a woman’s knowledge and concern. What is unusual about Chopin’s story is that even publication of adultery was considered very scandalous but Chopin did so anyways. During this time once you married someone you were basically stuck with them. Many people who were married

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