In Kate Chopin’s story, A Pair of Silk Stockings, the main character is called Mrs. Sommers. The story describes how Mrs. Sommers inherited 15 dollars one day, and decides how to spend the money. Mrs. Sommers carefully planned out the use of the money, so she can spend the money on everything she wanted. She decided to spend on things she never done before. She bought things that were considered luxurious in her time: silk stockings, and pretty shoes. She then went to a very good restaurant for snack instead of going back home to eat. After the snack, she went to the theater for a little entertainment. All the things that she did reflected her life and how she lived. She was very timid at first when she went into the classy restaurant, which showed that she have never eaten in a place like that before. We can see get a glimpse of her life in the theater, too. “There were many others who were there solely for the play and acting. It is safe to say there was no one present who bore quite the attitude which Mrs. Sommers did to her surroundings. She gathered in the whole – stage and players and people in one wide impression, and absorbed it and enjoyed it.” The “many others” that were mentioned in the sentence are the rich people who go to the theater often. Mrs. Sommers tried to take in everything she can because she rarely goes to the theater. Just like how we curiously look around when we go to a foreign country. I think Mrs. Sommers’s life is better yet similar to that of the handmaids in the Handmaid’s Tale, Mrs. Sommers and the handmaids all can’t do a lot of things because of their situation. On the other hand, Mrs. Sommers life is very different to that of the women in our modern society. Women in our society are free to do anything they wish, and can even do jobs that are originally designed for men.
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