No additional sources. A 6 page paper looking at Kate Chopin s 1899 novel in terms of its inheritance from Ralph Waldo Emerson. The paper points out that Emerson felt one s ultimate authority is oneself, and Chopin s protagonist Edna Pontellier relied heavily on self-direction in developing her life. Bibliography lists six sources. The paper shows how in their treatment of feminism, each refutes the restrictive character of Victorianism and welcomes the Modern age.
Bibliography lists six sources.
A 5 page paper looking at the use of this literary technique in Kate Chopin's story. The paper follows the text closely through the first half of the story, showing how the second half of the story is predicted by the first. Bibliography lists seven sources.