Natural Imagery Within Kate Chopin's Fiction
Author
Carrington, Amy Louise
Subject
Washington and Lee University -- Honors in English
Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Imagery (Psychology) in literature
Nature in literature
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Throughout all of Kate Chopin's narratives, sketches, and novels, natural imagery serves as an expression of unconscious, emotional, and unadulterated feeling. Chopin utilizes the environment to illustrate her characters' joys, sorrows, pains, and desires and to represent the unaffected, genuine, and pure aspects of this world. Therefore, she ultimately favors natural spirituality over organized religion, promotes free sexuality over restricted social expectations, and celebrates the freedom of the individual. [From Introduction]