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by Kate Chopin

After her early upbringing as a child of Irish and French Creole descent in the upper class of St. Louis in the decades surrounding the Civil War, Kate Chopin married Oscar Chopin, a Creole businessman, and moved with him to New Orleans. In New Orleans, she experienced life as a postbellum Southern…

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Posted By mary r #312555 at Apr 09, 2013 8:58 PM

Do you find the story's ending believable? Satisfying? Contrived?

Do you find the story's ending believable? Satisfying? Contrived?

Kate Chopin's Short Stories | Answers: 2

 

Posted By mary r #312555 at Apr 09, 2013 8:50 PM

The story's basic exposition is presented in its first two paragraphs. What additional information about character or setting would you like to know? Why do you suppose Chopin does not supply this information?

The story's basic exposition is presented in its first two paragraphs. What additional information about character or setting would you like to know? Why do you suppose Chopin does not supply this information?

Kate Chopin's Short Stories | Answers: 1

 

Posted By mary r #312555 at Apr 09, 2013 8:56 PM

What emotions does Mrs. Mallard experience during the hour she spends alone in her room? What events do you imagine take place during this same period outside her room? Outside her house?

What emotions does Mrs. Mallard experience during the hour she spends alone in her room? What events do you imagine take place during this same period outside her room? Outside her house?

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Posted By mary r #312555 at Apr 09, 2013 9:00 PM

Was the story's ending unexpected, or were you prepared for it? What elements of the story foreshadowed the ending?

Was the story's ending unexpected, or were you prepared for it? What elements of the story foreshadowed the ending?

Kate Chopin's Short Stories | Answers: 1