“Free! Body and soul free!” Those are the great words written by the great American author, Kate Chopin in “The Story Of An Hour” in 1894. Her real life stories were her biggest influences in her literature and her unique themes. Perhaps one of her most famous works was her first novel, The Awakening. Some of her other works include “The Storm,” “Lilacs,” Madame Celestine’s Divorce,” and “Desiree’s Baby.” What is Chopin’s writing …showed first 75 words of 1640 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1640 total…t her style. Chopin was also a brave woman of her time; she had to be to write about adultery and women’s sexuality, things that were taboo for a woman to talk about in the era she lived in. After all the things she went through to write about the topics she wanted to write about, she is now widely accepted by society. Through her death she is indeed “Free! Body and soul free!”