Research topic

I chose to write about Kate Chopin and the theme of "marriage" that she explores heavily in Desiree's Baby and The Story of An Hour. These two stories allow Chopin to express her feelings on marriage and what it does to the characters in both short stories. Desiree's Baby shows that even though marriage has its great deal of unity between two people, there are is controversy that can arise from unknown origins in a person that can greatly effect the marriage of two lovers. The Story of An Hour tells a woeful story of a woman who is informed of her husbands death and now examines how she may be able to live for herself now that she is free from the chains of a married lifestyle. Chopin excellently places the reader in the woman's point of view for both stories to get a feel of how it was to be a married woman during that time period.