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Essays 211 - 240
prior to the approaching storm but soon becomes unconsciously aware of her longing for passion when she feels oppressed under the ...
In five pages this short story is analyzed in terms of perspective, setting, tone, style, and symbolism. Seven sources are cited ...
was a Louisiana wife steeped in the traditions of the plantation South. She married prosperous Leonce Pontellier so that she coul...
In ten pages Chopin's stories 'Desiree's Baby,' 'The Story of an Hour,' and 'A Respectable Woman' are examined in terms of their t...
population of the resort is almost entirely Creole, so Edna is immersed in a culture in which she feels like a stranger, one that ...
felt a sense of liberation she had never known before. She could support herself and write about the subjects she felt passionate...
the narrator informs the reader, looks at his wife as she were a "valuable piece of personal property" (Chopin 4). It is largely E...
seen in literature of her time, but clearly something that existed in the real world. She was fortunate to have married a man w...
and as such women did not have these freedoms at the time the Declaration of Independence was written. Interestingly enough, tod...
women at the time, including women writers such as Chopin (Levy 242). Structure The structure of Chopins short story "The Story o...
(Chopin Chapter VII). She then meets Robert and her life takes a powerful turn. Not only does she engage in a very passionate a...
with love and tenderness, a place where man and woman awaken each other to share the beauty and brutality of life together in mutu...
is set on Grand Isle in Louisiana and the Gulf plays a large part in the narrative. We learn that Edna is very fond of music and ...
controlling people, usually against their will and in such a way that escape is impossible without tragedy. We see this, for ...
of status that is generally given to males by males. Only a woman could speak so clearly to the manner in which woman question th...
In 6 pages this paper proposes an alternative ending to this feminist novel in which Edna Pontellier does not commit suicide and i...
courted by Frederick Forsyth Winterbourne. Winterbourne is also an American. Daisy has a friendship with an Italian man. Becaus...
In five pages this paper discusses the author's life and writings in a comparison with the short story regarding Alcee and Calixta...
Acting out her intimate desires may have given her a moments retreat from what she so seeks to leave behind, yet the overall effec...
In 7 pages this paper discusses how the author expressed real life feelings in this short story. Seventeen sources are cited in t...
In five pages this research paper examines how Chopin carefully crafted protagonist Edna Pontellier to be the central focus of her...
of twenty she had received a proposal, which she had promptly declined, and at the age of fifty she had not yet lived to regret it...
In six pages Emerson's influence in terms of one's self authority is considered as it is reflected in the protagonist of Edna Pont...
In five pages these 2 American short stories are contrasted and compared. There are no other sources listed....
children, worshiped their husbands, and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministe...
In seven pages this paper analyzes relationships and self containment within the context of the play and Kate's 'shrewish' attribu...
In five page this paper examines the many types of freedoms the author considers within the context of this short story. There ar...
In six pages this essay offers a critique of the once scandalous novel of the late nineteenth century. Five sources are cited in ...
In six pages this paper discusses the author's creation of the 'Other' soul as a way of expressing Creole political issues and how...
In nine pages this research paper compares these two works in terms of how they represent free will and determinism philosophies. ...