Desiree's Baby | Literary Qualities
Kate Chopin examines both the social and physical characteristics of this Louisiana community. Unlike local colorists such as Sarah Orne Jewett, William Faulkner, and George Washington Cable, however, Chopin does not focus on the historical significance of the past but rather she focuses on the social significance of the present given its historical legacy. She places her characters in a social setting and dissects their thoughts and actions accordingly.
Local color is one of the qualities that makes Chopin's stories so realistic. That she knows well the community she writes...
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