Chopin, Kate

Many poets and writers are famous   from their works, because they often let their pieces reflect their lifestyles, the way they were raised and when, and through the difficult or memorable times of their lives.   This can be accepted or completely rejected by the public critics.   Criticism of Kate Chopin’s work was engendered during her time period and to this present day.   Her works were written in the late 1800s and often reflected the way she was raised and the situations that she had encountered in her life.   She often wrote to keep her mind off the many difficulties she had faced throughout her life like the death of her husband and later, her mother.   Two of her most prominent short stories were A Pair of Silk Stockings and The Story of an Hour.   Unfortunately, Chopin wasn’t recognized as one of the leading writers of her time until the years of her death.
Kate Chopin was born in St. Louis Missouri in the year 1850.   During her adolescence, her father died, which led to her to relying on and having a very close relationship with her mother and grandmother.   As a child, she involved herself with reading as her main hobby.   She later married a man named Oscar in 1870 having six children with him all through being at a young age.   They moved to Cloutierville in 1879 and managed a small general store and numerous plantations.   Kate Chopin experienced many hardships in her life.   Along with the death of her father at an early age, she also had her house burn down from a fire soon after moving from her hometown. She started becoming more involved within the community and focused on acquiring information for promising future writing material.   Her husband then died in 1882, leaving her with a unmanageable amount of debt, property to take care of on her own, and a general store, along with the struggle of raising six children.   Chopin was unsuccessful with keeping up with the burdens left behind, so she sold her business and moved back home to live with her mother...