Self-study
P1
The literary development of Kate Chopin, author of . ███ █████████ ███████ ████ ███ ███████ ███████ ██████ ██ ██████████████████ ███████ ████████ ███
Intro Topic ·
Chopin's literary development
Background ·
Chopin grew up with sentimental novels
Features of sentimental novels.
Intro Group ·
Local Colorists (L.C.)
Chopin initially modeled her work on local colorists. Who were they?
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L.C. Social Context ·
Expanding opportunities for women
Local colorists liked that traditional "women's culture" was dissolving.
L.C. Attitude ·
Local colorists neutrally observed these changes
L.C. Attitude Change ·
Local colorists mourn the loss of "women's culture"
Illustrate L.C. Attitude ·
House as female nurturing, etc.
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Contrast to L.C. ·
Chopin writes about different subjects
Loneliness, isolation, frustration... not traditional "women's culture."
Similar to L.C. ·
Chopin uses the same conventions
Callback to "scientific detachment" of the L.C. to tell melodramatic tales
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Evolution ·
Chopin discards L.C. in favor of New Women (N.W.)
Moved past L.C.'s nostalgia (for "women's culture"). Modeled later work on N.W.
N.W. Details ·
Innovation in form and content
Unlike both sentimental novels and L.C.'s short stories, N.W. explores fantasy; parable; different worlds; and uses impressionistic methods to explore female consciousness
The Awakening ·
Took N.W. approach further
Used impressionistic methods to render the female consciousness.
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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a
elevated, romantic language
Unstated and anti-supported. This was a convention of sentimental novels that Chopin sought to
b
mythic images of ████████ ████████
Unstated and anti-supported. This was a
c
detached narrative stance
Stated. This was a convention that
d
strong plot lines
Unstated. The “strength” of anyone’s plot lines isn’t discussed in the passage.
e
lonely, isolated protagonists
Unstated and anti-supported. This was one of Chopin’s own conventions, and nothing suggests that she adopted it from other writers. In fact, the author explicitly notes that she