The Ending Of Kate Chopin's The Awakening

“The Locket” begins with a group of Confederate soldiers surrounding a campfire after a long and tiresome day of battle. One soldier in particular, Edmond, is seen staring at a golden locket in utter silence. The other men tease that inside of the locket hold a picture of the woman he loves, though Edmond never responds. Another soldier jokes that this piece of jewelry is some sort of good luck token for Edmond since he has never been injured since the battle began. Soon the readers find out that the locket actually belong to a woman named Octavie, Edmond’s lover, and soon find out that a priest returned the locket to Octavive before Edmond came home. This is surely a sign of Edmonds death, but at the end of the story Octavie finds herself

The ending was a cliffhanger for me, leaving me to want to read the next book in the series. It made me wonder about what would happen in the next book. The Reestablishment wasn’t fully made clear and I would expect more on that in the next book. I would also be curious to see what’s next for Juliette and Adam. I got the feeling that there may be a love triangle in Juliette’s future. Overall I thought this book was unique and had a good mix of action, mystery and romance. If I had to summarize a theme of the story I would say that it has a hidden message of some people are not accepted by the world around them, because of things

The time period of the 1880s that Kate Chopin lived in influenced her to write The Awakening, a very controversial book because of many new depictions of women introduced in the book. The Awakening is a book about a woman, Edna Pontellier. In the beginning, she is a happy woman with her husband and 2 kids vacationing at Grand Isle. While there, Edna realizes she is in love with Robert Lebrun and that she was just forced into an unloving/dissatisfying marriage with Mr. Pontellier. Robert however, leaves for Mexico. While there, Edna picks up a relationship with Alcee Arobin who helps her realize her sexual passions. Edna has a sexual awakening, and is determined to get independence and she eventually leaves Mr. Pontellier. She shows her independence and sexual passions through painting. Edna moves into a house of her own. Robert comes home and tells her he loves her. However, Edna can't handle all of the social "rules" and commits suicide before finishing her conversation with Robert. The book contained a lot of sexual passion shown by Edna, which is a new depiction of women in the 1880s. The new tone Kate Chopin wrote in was influenced by society and her life. The Awakening caused a lot of controversy due to this new tone.

The locket is a great short story. It is well developed, unified and coherent. Its inspiring and touching and moving. Kate Chopin is a great author with well thought out ideas and creative writing. The ending in The Locket didn't surprise me. The author Chopin was foreshadowing through out the whole story. When Edmond came back to find Octavie, and lost the locket, is was predictable. One, By the amount of love he showed for her. To make sure she knew how much she loved him. Two,

At the conclusion of The Locket Edmond told Octavie that he didn't lose the locket but that it was stolen from him. I found the ending confusing but after reading it over I found the ending predictable. The conclusion of the locket was predictable because of three major details. The locket being stolen was predictable because the lockets description, Edmond's messmates, and Edmond's battles as a Confederate soldier. The locket was stolen for its overall value.

In the short story The Locket, it is believed that the author Chaplains writing style has kept the readers guessing throughout the story. Many would agree that the ending of the story was a shocker and few expected that conclusion. They would agree that the father-in-law proceeding with the funeral arrangements supporting the assumption the deceased person in the coffin was Edmund because he had the locket around his neck played into the authors plot twist. People would also say that the end of the story was intriguing, especially when Octavia opened the letter from the priest, returning her locket to her expressing his sorrow of the death of her husband Edmund. Only to find out at the very end Edmund was not dead and he was waiting for her at the door.

The locket was supposed to protect Edmond, so I did not expect his death. Also the image of the solider dying was shocking: “His hands were clutching the sward on either side and his finger nails were stuffed with earth and bits of grass that he had gathered in his despairing grasp upon life... Around his neck hung a gold chain and locket. The priest, bending over him, unclasped the chain and removed it from the dead soldier's neck.” This quote made me think that Edmond’s talisman did not work for him. Furthermore, it would not made me think that somebody else could be wearing the

The conflict of society’s expectations versus an individual’s will is an important theme that is evident throughout the plot of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. The main character, Edna Pontellier, faces heavily oppressive societal expectations for women in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The author uses the main character’s situation to demonstrate how hard it was for a woman to become her own person back in that time period. It was a social norm back then for a woman to marry and be obedient to her husband; the refusal of marriage and the act of going against one’s husband was not socially acceptable. In achieving her individualism, Edna starts to disregard what her husband tells her and starts thinking for herself. She realizes how

The ending from the Locket caught me by surprise. It was unexpected because the story begins while in combat as Ned is reading the letter. While reading the letter he was remembering the way that Octavie was dressed and how she took off the locket and gave to him so that he would be or feel safe while in combat. Personally I thought that this was their last good-bye and they were now being separated for good. The Locket is a short story about a young couple and true love for one another.

The ending to "The Locket" was very predictable. Everything comes to an end and it wouldn't of had been much of an interesting story if they always had the locket. The way how they loved the locket so much made me think that the author might make something happen to the locket so they won't have it anymore. When Edmond said, " i don't know how I could have gone through this year without it. " It really gave me the impression that the locket was going to disappear some how. If the locket was always there, it would of had been a boring story.

Femininity - "Has she," asked the Doctor, with a smile, "has she been associating of late with a circle of pseudo-intellectual women--super-spiritual superior beings? My wife has been telling me about them."

Ever wondered if gender equality is reflected to how the government treats its citizens? The similarities between the two are almost identical, and in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, Edna Pontellier is faced with the same restraining lifestyle that inhibits her independence as politician William Jennings Bryan notices with how imperialized nations like the Philippine Islands in 1900 went through. Edna expresses the same reaction as many imperialist nations have, such as the Philippine Islands: the habitual need to revolt for their freedom and no longer there being a “King.” Bryan states that commercial interests make it a major reason to hold on to the citizens’ land, and the same goes to how Edna has been held back because of her children that need her. One of Edna’s close friends, Mademoiselle Reisz, exhibits Bryan’s vision

The conclusion of Locket was very predictable to me. The ending reminded me of any story with a full filling plot with a happy conclusion. The reasons why are because I did believe the locket was stolen, the locket had something to do with miracles, and lastly, because of Kate Chopin writing style. It wouldn't make sense for Octavie did not to get her locket back on her chest. With all the trials and tribulations they have gone through being separated. It was a mysterious novel that made me think about the conclusion.

After the conversation turns to the necklace that she replaced. Madame Forestier reveals that the diamond necklace that Madame Loisel payed so much to replace was fake, and Madame Forestier didn’t even care if she got rid of. The ending was very unexpected and kept the reader hooked until the end.

The ending is amazing, I was surprised, the author wrote the story so good .... I also believed the young soldier had been killed in battle. I did not think that the locket may have been stolen or had been lost along the way. I would have to side with Edmond that it had been stolen.