The Locket Analysis

Edmond was at war and someone had stolen the locket that Octavia gave to him that had her parent’s picture and wedding date in. I feel the author made this book very cleverly and different than most other authors. I was for sure that Edmond was dead when they had said a man with a golden locket had died but really someone just stole the locket and he was alive all the time. I feel joyful about this because now Octavia can be happy and enjoy her youth at the same time.

Racism. Fines. Jail time. Exploitation. Lack of security. On September 27th 2014, those of colour in Ferguson, Missouri, talked about their frustration towards their system of government. After one of the biggest scandals of 2014, the shooting of Michael Brown, the people of Ferguson are forced to face with the after math and the continued discrimination. Only this time it is in regards to paying fines. Those in Ferguson believe they are receiving unjustified fines that render them unable to pay back and to correct. This raises the question, what would you do if you were in this situation of exploitation? Would you just simply leave or would you wait it out? Two philosophers who discuss their ideas of the people being in control of their future are John Locke and Toussaint L’Ouverture. Throughout this paper I will be discussing Locke’s idea of leaving the state in which you are not pleased with, additionally with L’Ouverture’s idea of; you are compelled to follow those in powers will. I will also be comparing Locke’s idea of parental authority and their limitations with L’ Ouverture letting circumstances happen just to save selves from future misery. I will be arguing between Locke and L’Ouverture idea of how people can determine their futures regardless of hierarchy. As I argue in favour of L’Ouverture, I will be demonstrating how Locke opposes to L’Ouverture’s argument.

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.

In the beginning Edmond was a highly ranked soldier and was untouchable throughout the entire war. When one of the other soldiers found out that his way of staying alive might be because of his locket they stole it and wore it so that he wouldn’t die.

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.

The Locket was a great story and I often pondered what happened to Edmond in the end. I had to reread it multiple times because it all hit me at once and I could not grasp it all. One thing said in the story that threw me off where when Edmond had a dream foreshadowing his death by the serpent. Two others where when the Priest came along and Octavia's grief. I think these where the three main key points that really helped the end be such a surprise.

The Locket captures the grief and pain that accompanies war. In the story, Octavie goes through the worst nightmare for anyone with a loved one fighting in combat - the loss of that loved one. But fortunately for her, Edmund ultimately returned. This came as a complete surprise to me as the reader due to the numerous details in the story pointing at his death, but I was ultimately relieved and happy that Edmund returned to Octavie. The details of the appearance of the soldier who actually died, the ominous tone created by the author’s prose, and the reappearance of the matching locket returned by the clergyman made the eventual return of Edmund all the more suspenseful.

I was pleasantly surprised by the ending of the The Locket. First Kate Chopin definitely knew how to make the boy who stole the locket sound like Edmond. Then how Octavie was dressed in all black with the locket around her neck once more. Then to add to how she was dressed how she even acted in the second part of the book would lead you to think that Edmond was actually gone.

At the conclusion of “The Locket” I was surprised by the unexpectedly happy ending. As I read it, I was lead to believe that Edmond had died in the war and Octavia would spend the rest of her life living like her “old quiet and sad” Aunt Tavie. When Octavia and Edmond were reunited at the end, the story became a happy one. However, after realizing the twist at the end, I noticed there were clues through the story that gave away the end.

The man that had said nothing went unmentioned in this story until the very end. The reader doesn't even know his name. What made me believe that Edmond was still alive was the fact that there was no silent man in the story mentioned yet. Also, the fact that the locket was lucky only to Edmond was highlighted, but there was no way that the reader could know that Edmond didn't possess it anymore, leaving us no way to predict the silent man stealing the locket.

Suspense was created when the men were called to battle, in war you never know if you will come back alive or wont come back at all, we didn't know if Edmond was going to live through this war or not until the dead soldier wearing the locket was found, that's when a someone reading the story would presume the main character has been killed and you don't what the climax of the story is. The theme of lost and suffering is shown greatly toward the end of the story. Octavie, Edmond's wife takes the news of his death very seriously, she is greatly affected by the loss of her love, and doesn't understand why the world continues to go around her, unaffected by her sadness. The suspense created by Edmond's supposed death, and Octavie's grief resulted in me being pretty surprised when Edmond was alive at the end of the

There are two sides of the Liberal Theory of Justice which are represented by John Locke and John Rawls – Locke being on the liberal side while Rawls is more on the equalitarian side. Each agrees that man is an individual with rights given to him because of his mere existence. Even though Rawls, who came later, does build on Locke and their views are quite similar, they still have some disagreements on what these rights mean and how they should be handled.

The short story, “The Locket”, has a very surprising conclusion in my point of view. I thought the woman's husband had died in the war and they retrieved the locket from her dead husband's body. I thought that the author made it very believable that the woman's husband had died when he in fact never did.

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Describe your feelings about the conclusion of "The Locket." Were you surprised by the ending or was it predictable? Depending on your opinion, explain what details in the story either held your suspense or gave away the ending.