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A pair of silk critical analysis
The key symbols in "A Pair of Silk Stockings" are Mrs. Sommers' old cotton stockings, representing her past struggles, and her new silk stockings, representing her momentary return to a higher social class. The $15 she finds also symbolizes both her past difficulties and her brief glimpse of an easier future. Through these and other symbols like gloves and magazines, the story reveals Mrs. Sommers' internal conflict between caring for her family and indulging her own desires.
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A pair of silk critical analysis
- 1. Topic What are theelements of symbolism used in "A Pair of Silk Stockings“? SAIRISH KHOKHAR
- 2. Elements of symbolismused in "A Pair of Silk Stockings"? One of the most obvious and well-adopted elements put forth in the story is the use of symbols. Symbolism is what helps reveal Mrs. Sommers’ emotional changes. Pair of silk stockings is the initial symbol that revolves around the whole story and her motive The pair of silk stockings represents Mrs. Sommers’ selfish needs.
- 3. “Here ina retired corner, she exchanged her cotton stockings for new silk ones which she had just bought” Sommers’ use of symbolism is used quite effectively it is very obvious and straightforward the old, cotton, raggedy, stockings were of her past the new, beautiful, silk stockings represents her current life
- 4. Related symbolsare Gloves Representing status and a remembrance of her past Magazines a pleasure known from her past "better times,“ Chopin uses repetition of the silk stockings to show Sommers’ selfish side It can also be seen in the title very distinctively
- 5. , “APair of Silk Stockings” gives you the thought of a glamorous and superior life The symbol is the $15 itself It symbolizes both past and future past "better times" and a small light shed on her "dim future" making the "monster" look a little less "gaunt" for a time The reaction after finding the money is she felt important and she has not enjoyed it for years
- 6. Chopin usesa very specific description of the money Later on, Chopin talks about Sommers’ troubles of trying to sleep Sommers’ confused thoughts on how to use the money can be interpreted as stalling Sommers wants to make sure she uses the money and her ‘past’, in an enjoyable way. the unlikely-ness that it again she would ever experience
- 7. one ofthe other symbols expressed in, “A Pair of Silk Stockings” is the theatre Sommers visits last. The theatre can be easily translated into higher class She thought she was in a high class again “The play was over, the music ceased, the crowd filed out. It was like a dream ended. People scattered in all directions.” This is Chopin’s natural way of ending Mrs. Sommers’ dream of being high-class
- 8. Sommer thenwaits for the cable car to go back to her old, middle-class life Kate Chopin’s use of symbolism relates to the theme and what a character is about Chopin is also very important because of her use of symbolism
- 9. To conclude Allin all, Mrs. Sommers faced herself in “A Pair of Silk Stockings,” She wanted the best for her children but she also wanted nice things for herself she is always struggling to try and decide what is right from wrong Women back then were not supposed to go out and spend money on themselves.
- 10. Instead theywere supposed to stay at home and watch the kids and clean the house Chopin manipulates various elements to reveal these themes Sommers would try really hard to support her family but this time she got carried away and spent all the money on herself.
- 11. conflict iswomen versus herself because she is always fighting with herself to make the right decision, that they are not always easy things for her to do.