Eng 113-IN1 Dorothy Morrison January 17‚ 2008 ’Ripe Figs’ What does the title _Ripe Figs_ bring to mind? The first thought was of the word ’old’ while others may think of a fruit. There is a difference between ’old’ and fruit. In _Ripe Figs_‚ Kate Chopin provides the readers with two characters‚ Maman-Nainaine and Babette‚ whom differ from each other not only physically but also in their perceptions. Within the words and descriptions that Chopin uses‚ one can find this contrast evident. Maman-Nainaine
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The Figs “Not that the ripening of figs had the least thing to do with it‚ but that is the way Maman-Nainaine was”. Maman-Nainaine the godmother of Babette told her that when the figs ripen that she is allow to visit her cousin in Bayou-Boeuf. It seems that Babette is young‚ somewhere in her teens for the fact that she would check the figs constantly just wishing they would ripen faster. Maman-Nainaine wouldn’t pay much mind to them because she knew when the time was right the figs would
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Response to Kate Chopin’s "Ripe Figs" Kate Chopin’s "Ripe Figs‚" leaves my mind searching for more. I do not feel satisfied after reading and re-reading this story. A little girl name Babette lives with her godmother Maman Nainaine. Kate Chopin‚ I believe‚ is trying to depict the differences between a young girls view on time an older woman views. Babette is a young girl who can’t wait for the figs to ripen. Is this because she wants to eat the figs? No‚ it is because Maman Nainaine told her she
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Joslyn Jurado ENC 1102 Professor Federle March 7‚ 2013 Word Count: 895 Youth and impatience versus old and patient In Kate Chopin’s short story “Ripe Figs” the reader gets introduced to two characters‚ Babette and Maman Nainaine. These two characters stand in sharp contrast with one another. Babette comes off as an impatient child‚ whiten Maman Nainaine on the other hand is a patient women. Chopin’s short story clearly contrasts Babettes young mind by being restless and impatient versus
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“Ripe Figs” “The Theme of Contrasts in ‘Ripe Figs’” This essay will compare the two central figures in Kate Chopin’s short story. It will show how Babette and Mamam- Nainaine differ in their character. I will do this using the following four areas of contrast: youth versus age; patience versus impatience; experience versus innocence; staidness versus exuberance. I will explain the contrast between youth and age. Babette is a very young girl. She dances around the fig- trees waiting for something
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by KATE CHOPIN By contrasting the room’s "deep shadow" with the daylight that still exists outside the house‚ the first paragraph of "The Kiss" establishes a dark‚ intimate atmosphere while implying the presence of secrets and illicit emotions. This imagery thus foreshadows the revelation that Nathalie is plotting to marry the good-natured but unattractive and rather foolish Brantain while maintaining an affair with Mr. Harvy. Brantain’s character is reminiscent of several other men in Kate Chopin’s
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Remarkable Immoral Kate Chopin Authors in the nineteenth century were descriptive and wrote for a cause‚ but the content of each story was relatable. A writer does not just think of a story that is automatically deep and rich in thought; he or she needs to become the character of the story. Kate Chopin modeled her female characters as strong‚ independent women much like herself. She wrote as if each story was an autobiography about different lives she wanted to live. Chopin could not judge the
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Kate Chopin is well known as a controversial author in her time for her portrayal of intellectual women in both short stories and novels. In The Story of an Hour‚ a young woman with a heart condition is informed that her husband is dead. Now a grieving widower‚ she retires to her room to reflect on the dramatic change to her life. After dwelling on the incident‚ the main character‚ Louise‚ realizes she is overjoyed with the fact that she is no longer under the domination of her controlling spouse
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Kate Chopin: Seeking Freedom Who comes to mind when the term “American author” is mentioned? A lot of female authors of today would say Kate Chopin‚ one of the most independent writers of the nineteenth century. Although Kate Chopin didn’t live to see her work re-published‚ she is an important author to study because her stories are influential‚ her ambition arouses her readers‚ and her point of view supports independent women. Unlike most of the women during her time period‚ Chopin didn’t agree
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as Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Kate Chopin (who began writing at the beginning of the fight for women’s rights‚ but did not exactly declare herself a feminist). Most of this change came about because of the actions women took upon themselves and their desire to break out of the limits imposed on their sex‚ because of the specific roles women are expected to pursue. They have been unjustly held back from achieving full equality for much of the human history. Chopin was neither an activist nor an advocate
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