Kate Chopin and Fanny Fern represent two writers who are a part of this rich history. In her works, Chopin was concerned with exploring "relationships among . . . various classes and, especially, relationships between men and women" (Skaggs 635). Chopin’s favorite theme was "the inherent conflict between the traditional requirement that a wife form her life around her husband’s and a woman’s need for discrete personhood . . ." (Skaggs 635). This is seen in her short story "The Story of an Hour," where the main character, Mrs. Mallard, first experiences a rebirth when she is told that her husband has died in a train accident but then suddenly dies at the end of the story when Mr. Mallard walks in the front door. Like Chopin, Fanny Fern was first and foremost concerned with revealing the hidden lives of women. Judith Fetterley suggests that Fern demonstrated a "willingness to articulate that women’s point of view conventionally ignored or suppressed . . ." ("Sara Willis Parton" 246). Fern’s desire to explore women’s issues that at the time were thought unconventional marked her as forerunner in women’s literature and a source of inspiration for other female writers. Indeed, the works of Chopin and Fern helped pave the way for other female writers such as Glaspell.
Kate Chopin and Fanny Fern represent two writers who are a part of this rich history. In her works, Chopin was concerned with exploring "relationships among . . . various classes and, especially, relationships between men and women" (Skaggs 635). Chopin’s favorite theme was "the inherent conflict between the traditional requirement that a wife form her life around her husband’s and a woman’s need for discrete personhood . . ." (Skaggs 635). This is seen in her short story "The Story of an Hour," where the main character, Mrs. Mallard, first experiences a rebirth when she is told that her husband has died in a train accident but then suddenly dies at the end of the story when Mr. Mallard walks in the front door. Like Chopin, Fanny Fern was first and foremost concerned with revealing the hidden lives of women. Judith Fetterley suggests that Fern demonstrated a "willingness to articulate that women’s point of view conventionally ignored or suppressed . . ." ("Sara Willis Parton" 246). Fern’s desire to explore women’s issues that at the time were thought unconventional marked her as forerunner in women’s literature and a source of inspiration for other female writers. Indeed, the works of Chopin and Fern helped pave the way for other female writers such as Glaspell.
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