A Pair Of Silk Stockings

A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin is a story most single mothers can relate to. The struggle between doing what is needed, what is right for the family or giving into their own wants and desires for a day or two. In this story, Mrs. Summors is a poor mother that comes into fifteen dollars and she contemplates for two days on how to spend this money because she wants to make the most of this money. The story displays a theme of struggle between necessity and desires. She talks about buying her children new shoes, hats, stockings, and yards of fabric so she can patch up some of her childrens clothes (p.1). She spends time really thinking about how she should spend this money as she does not want to act to hastily. This money is a lot
And in the story a Wife of his youth, Mr. Ryder is seeking acceptance from the Blue Vein society and the white society as well. He is hoping that they will accept him and his older black wife when she comes to town as she is of a darker color and not educated. There is a desire of acceptance in all of these stories just like A Pair of Silk Stockings. The story A Pair of Silk Stockings was written in 1896, Mrs. Sommers came in possession of fifteen dollars one day. Fifteen dollars was not a lot of money back then but a truly significant amount of money to Mrs. Sommers at that time (p.1). Where did this money come from How did she come about getting such amount of money It does not really talk about where the money came from just the specific amount, fifteen. Fifteen could be a symbolism for 3 X 5, maybe Mrs. Sommers had three jobs recently and was paid 5.00 for each of them. Or the number fifteen could symbolize Mrs. Sommers age of fifteen back when she had better days as her neighbors would sometimes reminisce about before she was married (p. 1). The Gloves is another symbolism within the story for royalty or high class. Mrs. Sommers had bought herself a pair of long-wristed kid fitted gloves. These were not