Oh, Edna. Whether you agree or disagree with Chopin's authorial decision to allow her protagonist to take her final swim instead of fighting her way through the either-or fallacy of gender roles in nineteenth century Louisiana, the culminating moments (Robert's little "note," Edna's disrobing, the sun and sea personification) cemented the literary loop of motifs and characterization apparent from the first time we saw this childlike character return sunburned from the beach.
During tomorrow's class, you will share your assigned Chopin short story and fulfill all of these literary analysis elements: overall theme, protagonist characterization, significant minor character characterization, milieu, three additional literary devices, patterns of literary elements across Chopin's multiple works, and connections to other literary characters.
Then...(cue Jaws music)...it is time for the first writing prompt...
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