An Analysis Of Mamzelin's Regret By Kate Chopin

In the story “Regret” by Kate Chopin, we learn Mamzelle thought she that she wouldn’t regret anything in her life. She lived a fulfilling life by herself. Until Mamzelle Aurlie’s life changes in a blink of an eye, then two weeks later its gone, her life will never be the same. There was an older lady and her dog who lived on a farm, her name was Mamzelle. On that farm, there were negroes who planted and tended to her crops, the fowls, a few cows and a couple of mules. Mamzelle was looking through her gallery when her neighbor Odile and her four children came in. Odile’s mother was sick and her husband was in Texas. She had no one to watch them, Mamzelle was almost like her last chance. The kids all had something different that they liked

Odile and her four kids come walking in the door. "It 's no question, Mamzelle Aurlie; you jus ' got to keep those youngsters fo ' me tell I come back.” Said Odile. Her mother is very sick and her husband is in Texas. Mamzelle is in charge of these four kids for two weeks. Its seems like these kids are not something she would like to deal with for two weeks. "Me, I 'd rather manage a dozen plantation ' than fo 'x chil 'ren. It 's terrassent! Bont! don 't talk to me about chil 'ren!" said Ruby to Mamzelle because she buried all five of the children she raised plus an extra. The rising action would have to be when Mamzelle starts to warm up to the kids and appreciate them. I feel like this is a big step in the story because Mamzelle doesn’t have any kids of her own. The climax of this story is when Mamzelle realize that the kids will be leaving soon. Right when they become close and start knowing each other they leave. The falling action is when Odile comes home from taking care of her mom. She finally makes it home after two weeks without her kids. The four children are so excited to see her and then they disappear. I believe the resolution is when Mamzelle begins to realize that the children are gone. That is where the title regret comes in. The characters in this story are Mamzalle she was a strong character, that was starting to age. She wore a hat, an old

I picked “Regret” by Kate Chopin because this piece just stood out to me. I don’t know if it was what it said on the page of everything else. It said that this is a great short story which it is, but its misunderstood by many. I totally understood this, I just like to prove that I’m not one of the many. I like the feeling of this story; it gives emotions and it has a very smooth story line. Some of the things I dislike about it is the language but it’s understandable plus this isn’t a new story nor is it written for one type of people. Another thing I dislike is the way it ends. If I were the author of this story I would put a key box for the language, so the story is easier to understand. I would also add more to the end, because it just cuts off and leaves you hanging. Why didn’t she feel the dog lick her, or did she ever see the kids again? The ending leaves me with so many what if this