Women Characters Kate chopin Assignment PDF
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Running head: WOMEN CHARACTERS KATE CHOPINWomen Characters Kate ChopinName of the Student:Name of the University:Author Note:
1WOMEN CHARACTERS KATE CHOPINSome of the remarkable characters of Kate Chopin can be found set against thebackdrop of America nearing the end of 19th century, who are far away from being confinedto the roles of traditional women. However, some of the characters who deserve high literarymerit can be found in the short stories “A Respectable Woman”, “The Story of an Hour”,“The Storm” and “Her Letters”. Throughout the works that Chopin has published, many areheld in the light of sheer artistic brilliance and a complete different portrayal of femalecharacters who were slowly reawakening to their own desires and aspirations. However, notevery character conceived in the tory deserve attention since some are created solely toepitomize the brilliance of the rest. In this respect some of the characters are well-developedand round whereas others are flat by being mere reflection of womanish traits. ThesisStatement: Chopin has made some of his characters flat while a majority of extraordinarycharacters are made round or dynamic characters. The essay will explore these flat and roundcharacters as presented by Chopin by enumerating what flat and round characters denote.Topic Sentence: A round character should be realistic and dynamic and shouldhave undergone a remarkable change by the end of the story. In “The Story of anHour”, Louis Mallard who is afflicted with serious heart issues, as the story unfolds, Louiscomes to know about the sad demise of her husband which further accentuates her feeling ofdesolation and misery. However, the literary merit of the author lies in crafting the characterof a woman in such a manner who as if almost like an epiphany discover her thirst forfreedom and decides to come out unfettered from the chains of marriage and family (Gale).She is a wonderful example of a round character since she has been manifested with anumber of transformative phases, and the readers come to encounter a radically differentLouis Mallard than he had in the starting of the story. The brilliancy of her character lies inthe slow discovery that she makes about herself, her self-discovery helps the character
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