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A 5 page research paper that looks at Kate Chopin's use of humor in her first novel, At Fault. The writer argues that an examination of this novel demonstrates that Chopin often employed satire as a method for not only dissociating herself from the traditional female literature of her era, but also as a way to lampoon the foibles of society with which she disagreed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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particularly in regards to sexuality. In examining Chopins work, as a whole, a predominant characteristic that stands out is her use of humor, which is surprising to many since her
most famous work, The Awakening, is not known for its humor. However, critics such as Staunton (2000) have pointed out that Chopin frequently uses exchanges between her characters to present
a vision of local life that is quaintly humorous. Chopins use of humor is particularly clear in her first novel, At Fault. An examination of this novel demonstrates that
Chopin often employed satire as a method for not only dissociating herself from the traditional female literature of her era, but also as a way to lampoon the foibles of
society with which she disagreed. As Thomas (1995) points out, the caricatures that Chopin created provide the modern reader with valuable insight not only into Chopins own career, but also
into the status of the female professional writer of the late nineteenth century. Chopin ridiculed her fellow female writers specifically in three books. However, as Barbara Ewell has noted,
even in her first novel, At Fault (1890), she managed to "manipulate effectively the techniques of romance (i.e. womens popular fiction) to mock its conventions" (Thomas, 1995, p. 19). Chopins
fiction demonstrates that she was an accomplished practitioner of humor, which she sometimes employed to avoid the sentimentality that could work its way into "local-color" sketches (Walker, 2000). More
extensively, she used humor to critique and lampoon many of the manifestations of late-nineteenth century American culture that she saw as "ostentatious philanthropy" or "social pretentiousness" (Walker, 2000, p.
48). Therefore, Walker (2000) argues that an examination of Chopins utilization of humor and satire is instructive in providing insight into her opinions of the culture in which she lived;
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