Welcome to our last week of Kate Chopin! As you all know, we are going to read one of her most well-known short stories as well as continue the novel for Tuesday's Class; the story you need to read before Tuesday is "Desiree's Baby." Click here for a full-text of the story (just in case you have misplaced your own copy).
Written in 1892 (a few years before The Awakening), this story first appeared in Vogue magazine. This story, like The Awakening, also takes place in Louisiana but it is one of the few stories that she wrote which takes place before the Civil War. Interested in more background information? Click here for a fantastic web site (from the Kate Chopin Society) that critically examines her controversial story, "Desiree's Baby."
FYI: Click here for a useful link that explains much of the unfamiliar vocabulary in The Awakening. Personally, I found many of the term useful!
Keep up the great discussion -- I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday! :D
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