Characteristics Of Kate Chopin Contributions To Regionalism

Abigail Brueggman English Composition II Dr. Vanderlaan Essay 2 DUE: 10/ 31/2017 Kate Chopin’s Contribution to Regionalism Between 1865 and 1896 regionalism/local color fiction became popular. Regional literature can be defined as fiction or poetry that focuses on the characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features to a specific region. Regionalism incorporates the broader concept of sectional differences yet lacks nostalgia or sentimentality. Many critics have argued that regional fiction contributed to the reunification of the country after the civil war. It was also said to rebuild our nation identity toward the end of the 19th century. During Kate Chopin lifetime she had remained invisible in the†¦show more content†¦There is no mention of interracial concubinage in the story however scholars have assumed that La Blanche, who appears white is legal named as black, may be Armand’s mistress. This would add cruelty to Armand’s sarcastic retort â€Å"As white as La Blanche†. The air of mystery among the blacks’ cause Desiree’s child to be an outcas te. Desiree’s death wish, written to her foster mother, infers her lack of acceptance is hard on her and her child. In fact, two lovable characters elicit a strong empathetic response by the readers yet begin to reject their bleak fate that appears inevitable. â€Å"Among the many hypotheses that have been put forward about this short story, one of the most striking is the one propounded by Margaret D. Baier, who argued that Armand Aubigny had been aware of his own black heritage all his life and that his marriage to Desiree was part of a plan to have legitimate children that would pass for white, as he himself was passing† (Gibert 3). Chopin’s text would have reinforced the prevalent negative feelings towards racial differences. Desiree’s baby being presented as a stereotypical character of â€Å"a victim of a divided inheritance†. Chopin short story â€Å"The Storm†, gives obvious examples of regionalism. â€Å"The Storm,† takes place after the Seneca Falls convention in 1848. Which was sought to fight for women rights. â€Å"The Storm† is