Title: The Norton anthology of American literature -- Eighth Edition -- Volume C
Subjects: Adultery, American literature, Classic Literature, Criticism and interpretation, Feminist fiction, Feminist literature, Fiction, History, Interpersonal attraction, Interpersonal relations, FICTION / Literary, Louisiana Creoles, Man-woman relationships, Manners and customs, Marriage, Married people, Married women, Modern Literature, Psychological fiction, Psychology, Romance fiction, Self-actualization (Psychology), Short stories, Social conditions, Social life and customs, Women, Miscegenation, quadroons, Racism, Freedom, selfhood, self-fulfillment, meaning of love, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Civil war, hanging, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, Union, Imagination
Places: New Orleans (La.), Louisiana, New Orleans, Grand Isle, Chênière Caminada, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, New York City, Mallard residence, United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge
People: Peyton Farquhar, Désirée, Edna Pontellier, Louise Mallard, Kate Chopin (1850-1904), Léonce Pontellier, Etienne Pontellier, Raoul Pontellier, Madame Aline Lebrun, Robert Lebrun, Victor Lebrun, Mariequita, Adèle Ratignolle, Alphonse Ratignolle, Mademoiselle Reisz, Farival twins, Monsieur Farival, Beaudelet, Madame Antoine, Toni Antoine, Old Celestine, Ellen Joe, Doctor Mandelet, Alcée Arobin, Mrs. Highcamp, James Highcamp, Mrs. Merriman, Miss Mayblunt, Gouvernail, Madame Pontellier, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Richards
Time periods: 19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1861-65