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Kate Chopin

Introduction

The world is full of people, some with artistic sense, some with brilliant minds, and still others with guts, confidence, and outstanding abilities. It is said that each individual has his own distinct ability and quality, which needs to be bought to dig out. The individuals who succeed in bringing their inner talent in front of the world are the ones who are always remembered and cherished. They not only gain fame but also assist in making world a better place to live, by brining improvement either in science, technology or morality and ethics.

Kate Chopin (1950-1904), one of the greatest and celebrated authors of all times, belonged to America, and is known for writing short stories and novels. She is considered to be one of the forerunners of the feminist authors who lived in the 20th century. Her work was initially praised and cherished, but as she started covering bolder and open topics, especially those related to the emerging romantic and sexual passion of women, her reputation was ruined and she was lost in oblivion. Her book The Awakening (1899) received severe criticism due to the same reason, and her fame was finally recovered after her sudden and early death in 1904.

Reason for choosing the author

Kate Chopin was chosen for this assignment because she is one of the foremost torch bearers of feminism and wrote on bold topics at the time when people were not broadminded enough t except them. Thus she can be regarded as an innovative and daring writer, who presented female sentiments and feelings despite all odds and the opposition from the society.

In addition to being bold and daring, she bough forward innovative ideas, thus opening doors for other writers. She also had the artistic confidence of her time. As with ...