Nicole Wilson

Prof Quitadamo

UWRT 1102

22 February 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Chopin, Kate, and Nancy A. Walker. The Awakening: Complete, Authoritative Text with

Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five

Contemporary Critical Perspectives. Boston: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, 1993.

Print.

This book is a case study analyzing Kate Chopins works and biographical information. It

is divided into two parts, the first part is the introduction, biography, and historical contexts; and

the second part has feminist criticism, bibliography and historical perspectives. This book talks

about feminism and female talent; relating this to The Story of An Hour could show that

Chopin may be considered a feminist and she therefore, included feminism in that story.

The author is Nancy A. Walker and she is qualified, I dont believe the research is biased.

It is a scholarly source and reliable source. It provides the information I need to take on the

feminist approach and proving feminism exists in the story. It is helpful, but at the same time it is

not because the article is directed mainly towards the story called The Awakening. Further

research needs to be done; however, it is a start.

Doloff, Steven. "Kate ChopinS Lexical Diagnostic In The Story Of An Hour (1894)." Notes &

Queries 61.4 (2014): 580-581. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.
 This article mainly talks about Chopins The Story of an Hour. Doloff states that Chopin

specifically chose the main character's name to foreshadow the marriage and the plot of the story,

which is Mallard. Mallard is the name of the protagonist and mean poor health which

foreshadows the heart problems and future death. Even though its a short story, Chopin chose

distinctive words to foreshadow and symbolize certain things. Choosing a name to foreshadow

the future is creative and secretive.

The author is Steven Doloff and I would consider him to be qualified, I dont believe the

research is biased. It is a scholarly source and reliable source. It provides the information I need

to prove the symbolic truth in the story. I would consider it to be helpful, since I learned new

information about the story and it is directed to the main story and not another novel written by

Chopin. Further research needs to be done; however, it is a start.

Fox, Heather. "Mapping Spatial Consciousness In Kate Chopin's Bayou Folk Stories." South: A

Scholarly Journal 48.1 (2015): 108-128. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 Feb. 2017.

This is an article written to include criticisms of Kate Chopins work; the work of Bayou

Folk Stories, a short story collection. This article talks about the relationships and characters

found in the several short stories, the topographical aspects and the role of the human body. Fox

writes that Chopin develops her characters to show the construction and deconstruction of them

and allows the reader to visualize. These details are found in The Story of an Hour, where we

see the construction and deconstruction of the main character, and can visualize the setting of the

story. Fox mainly talked about the narrative spatiality and that all the stories come together and

create an experience and interpretation.

 The author is Heather Fox and I would consider her to be qualified to write this. I dont

believe the research is biased. It is a scholarly source and reliable source. It provides the

information I need to talk about the characters and see how Chopins other characters and novels

are. It is helpful to an extent. Since, its directed to the Bayou short stories it is hard to use the

information for The Story of an Hour. Further research needs to be done; however, it is a start.

Tucker, Susan. A Solitary Soul: The Life of Kate Chopin. The English Journal, vol. 85, no. 3,

1996, pp. 104105., www.jstor.org/stable/820120.

This article really unveils the truth of Kate Chopin. It is not a biography, just short,

biographical information to prove the argument and relation to The Awakening novel. In this

article, the author reveals that Chopin has faced a lot of deaths of all of her loved ones and

became a strong, independent woman raising several children and maintaining a writing career.

This life is put into the The Story of an Hour story, where the main character, Mrs. Mallard,

suffers health problems, her husband dies in a train accident like Chopins father and Mrs.

Mallard dreams of her new independence and lust for freedom, like Chopins independence.

The author is Susan Tucker and I would consider her to be qualified, I dont believe the

research is biased. It is a scholarly source and reliable source. It provides a lot of information I

need to help reveal more truth about the story and the character of Mrs. Mallard. It also, helps me

see why Chopin wrote the way she did and why she included certain aspects in the story. It is

helpful. Further research needs to be done; however, it is a start.

"UNVEILING KATE CHOPIN." Publishers Weekly, 15 Mar. 1999, p. 40. Literature Resource

Center, librarylink.uncc.edu/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?

p=LitRC&sw=w&u=char69915&v=2.1&id=GALE
 %7CA54148709&it=r&asid=138eb7593641b77d97039e7e396e5f42. Accessed 22 Feb.

2017.

This is an article written by a university professor. She comments on Chopins personal

life in regards to the stories she writes with female leads and protagonists. According to Emily

Toths information, the professor, she states that Chopin grew up without a male or fatherly

figure; she was surrounded by women for most of her life. Not having a male role in her life

presented Chopin on having these feminist bias ideas. However, Chopin wasnt this perfect

feminist, she didnt have proper feminity since; she smoked in public and had some

uncharacteristic qualities. Writing Story of an Hour, reveals a male figures death and a dreaming

woman who was truly unhappy, which represent moments of Kate Chopins life.

The author is Emily Toth and published in Publishers Weekly. I would consider the author

to be qualified to write this and it seems like a valid source and correct information. The article

could be somewhat biased, but I think Toth took on a harsh approach and was criticizing

Chopins work. It is a scholarly source and reliable source. It provides the information I need to

take on the feminist approach and proving feminism exists in the story. Some information is hard

to use because some questions are left unanswered and not enough explanation.