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.
The writer demonstrates how both short stories reflect the restrictive nature of nineteenth-century marriage which tended to place women in a position where they had no control over their own lives. Gilchop.wps Kate Chopin's 'NegCreole' vs. No additional sources cited.