Kate Chopin: A Literary Analysis

Writing a fiction novel, I imagine, can be a very difficult task. It requires using different writing styles and an author with a great imagination. However, I believe the most important aspects in creating good fiction are strong characterization, and an engaging plot—specifically the rising action stage. Well-developed characterization in any fiction can bring a whole book to life through description of looks, thoughts and feelings by making the factious seem real. A thought-provoking, action filled plot keeps me committed to the story and prepares me for a good ending.
As a reader, I need a story that will pull me along throughout the book with details containing meaningful ideas, dramatic events, and literature that will take me on a journey
I feel a plot should be both structural and supportive while simultaneously bringing the whole story together. One good example the author also used in “The Storm” that exemplifies my second theory of what good fiction should be is the words she used to describe the intensity of the situation coming from the rising moments during the storm. She writes “The rain beat softly upon the shingles, inviting them to drowsiness and sleep. But they dared not yield.” (Chopin 272).
The words the author used created an intensifying moment that could keep a reader enticed and wanting more. The methods used help describe the height of the moment, yet still not disclosing the obvious, almost as if showing the reader the bullet and leave them wondering where the gun is at. Another fervent moment used in “The Storm” was “The rain beat upon the low, shingled roof with a force and clatter that threatened to break an entrance and deluge them there.” (Chopin 271). This example brings suspense to the plot of the story by creating an antagonizing moment for both the reader and the