Controversial Views in Kate Chopin's The Awakening "Too strong a drink for moral babies, and should be labeled `poison'." was the how the Republic described Kate Chopin's most famous novel The Awakening (Seyersted 174). This was not only the view of one magazine, but it summarized the feelings of society as a whole. Chopin woke up people to the feelings and minds of women. Even though her ideas were controversial at first, slowly over the decades people began to accept them. Kate O'Flaherty
Chopin's A Pair of Silk Stockings: Mrs. Sommers Mrs. Sommers, of Kate Chopin's "A Pair of Silk Stockings" faces a major Man-vs.-Society conflict. She is a perfect example of how humans are tempted by material gain, "the life of luxury", and the vicious way society judges things (or people). Society views people who live in the lap of luxury as "gods", they are above those who are not so fortunate. Anyone can fall prey to this common societal problem, even innocent "Little Mrs. Sommers". This is