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The Use of Stereotypes in "a Pair of Silk Stockings"
Summary: Kate Chopin, born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri was a typical Realist author. A common technique she used was employing cultural clichés and stereotypes. However, these stereotypes were sometimes used to prove them wrong. In "A Pair of Silk Stockings," Kate Chopin does this with the typical female stereotype. By writing about this social issue through a stereotype, Chopin is trying to improve culture that ultimately leads to changes in law, politics, and economics.
Kate Chopin, born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri was a typical Realist author. A common technique she used was employing cultural clichés and stereotypes. However, these stereotypes were sometimes used to prove them wrong. In "A Pair of Silk Stockings," Kate Chopin does this with the typical female stereotype. By writing about this social issue through a stereotype, Chopin is trying to improve culture that ultimately leads to changes in law, politics, and economics.
This story demonstrates a woman struggling to survive in society. In this time, women were perceived to be less capable than their male counterparts. Therefore, they could not attain the social status or financial independence of men. At the beginning, we can see that upon receiving the unexpected fifteen dollars, Mrs. Sommers feels that it is a substantial amount of money. The author states that, "For a day or two she walked...
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