#katechopin

[charlotteswebz]

"It sometimes entered Mr Pontellier's mind to wonder if his wife were not growing a little mentally unbalanced mentally. That is, he could not see that she was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world" - Kate Chopin, The Awakening

To be a woman is to preform.

[ionbookintros]

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

[quotaholic]

Perhaps it is better to wake up after all, even to suffer, rather than to remain a dupe to illusions all one's life.

Kate Chopin

[literarycondition]

She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.

Kate Chopin, "The Awakening"

[amlitlover]

Kate Chopin's December Day in Dixie

Kate Chopin: "The Natchitoches train sped leisurely through the white, still country, and I longed for some companion to sit beside me who would feel the marvelous and strange beauty of the scene as I did." https://americanliterature.com/author/kate-chopin/short-story/a-december-day-in-dixie

[amlitlover]

Kate Chopin's "Regret"

Kate Chopin: "Mamzelle Aurlie had never thought of marrying. She had never been in love. At the age of twenty she had received a proposal, which she had promptly declined, and at the age of fifty she had not yet lived to regret it." https://americanliterature.com/author/kate-chopin/short-story/regret

[erik595]

"The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings". - Kate Chopin - . . . . . #katechopin #quote #quotes #quotesoftheday #quoteoftheday #quotesdaily #frasi #frases #frasitumblr #citazioni #aforismi #writer #author #books #library #prejudice (presso Benevento, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDoEYZ1Fzwo/?igshid=ocrvlayfm7g2

[amlitlover]

Kate Chopin’s “The Locket”

Kate Chopin: "Aint that a charm you got round your neck?""It must be, Nick," returned Edmond with a smile. "I don't know how I could have gone through this year and a half without it." https://americanliterature.com/author/kate-chopin/short-story/the-locket