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Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin. American Author. Key Facts. Life Born 1850 (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Died 1904 (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Genre Novel Short Story School (type) Feminism Realism Themes • Many focus on themes related to women's search for selfhood, for self-discovery or identity.

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Kate Chopin

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  1. Kate Chopin American Author

  2. Key Facts Life Born 1850 (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Died 1904 (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Genre Novel Short Story School (type) Feminism Realism Themes • Many focus on themes related to women's search for selfhood, for self-discovery or identity. • Many also focus on women's revolt against conformity, often against gender conformity or against social norms that limit women's possibilities in life. • Others write about women's understanding of feminine sexuality or women's experience of motherhood, pregnancy, or childbirth.

  3. Major Works "The Storm" "At the 'Cadian Ball" (prequel to "The Storm") "The Story of an Hour" "Désirée's Baby" "A Pair of Silk Stockings" "A Respectable Woman" "Athénaïse" "Beyond the Bayou" (a children's story) "A No-Account Creole" (Chopin's first short story) "Lilacs" "Fedora" "A Point at Issue!" (an early Chopin short story) "Madame Célestin's Divorce" "Ripe Figs" (a children's story) "Her Letters" (now being filmed)

  4. “The Story of an Hour”The Unities • Events take place in a single day. • Events take place in a single location • Events take place as a part of a single story line with no subplots.

  5. “The Story of an Hour” • Setting • Characters • Plot • Point of view • Conflict • Foreshadowing • Theme • Symbols Directions: As you read the story, look for key elements.

  6. “The Story of an Hour” • Place • Time • Weather conditions • Social conditions • Mood Setting

  7. “The Story of an Hour” • Who • Who • Who • Who • Who Characters

  8. “The Story of an Hour” • Characteristics • Developing or static? Louise Mallard

  9. “The Story of an Hour” • Characteristics • Developing or static? Brently Mallard

  10. “The Story of an Hour” Plot

  11. “The Story of an Hour” • Innocent eye? • Stream of consciousness? • First person? • Omniscient limited? • Omniscient objective? Point of view

  12. “The Story of an Hour” Conflict

  13. “The Story of an Hour” Foreshadowing

  14. “The Story of an Hour” Theme

  15. “The Story of an Hour” • First symbol: • Second symbol: Symbols

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