Symbols In Kate Chopin's The Awakening

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Chopin uses symbols in order to show what Mrs. Sommers' life had been before. In the beginning the story tells us "...a feeling of importance such as she had not enjoyed for years."(Chopin 1) while describing the fact that she had come in the possession of fifteen dollars. This shows that before she had been married she was somewhat wealthy. she also is shown to recognize a somewhat popular magazine. This shows that she had money to spend on magazines before. lastly she is able to socialize with some of the wealthy women in the theater. The fact that she is able to socialize with someone of hire social standing than her with such ease shows that she at one point must have been a member of the hire society. In conclusion most of her actions

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