Kate Chopin was as rare as a four leaf clover for her time. However, she did not have the luck that that four leaf clover claims. She loved reading, and growing up she tore through books like a wolf would do her food. She loved reading, and she read all different types of books. From her love of reading helped sprouted her love for writing. Kate Chopin was one of the most daring woman of her time. She wrote about feminism as if she lived in the 21 century, when she lived in the 19th century. She was an American novelist, and she wrote short sorties. She started writing because in two years she lost two of the most important people in her life, her mom and husband. She was left in major debt and left alone with her six kids. Because of this she feel into a major depression, and from this came her writing. She started out only writing short pieces for a magazine. Later one she moved up. Her writing was not excepted by many because it went against a lot of there social norms. Her writing was bold, as was her spirit.
Author Interview
FF: Hi, I am so glad to have finally met you! I am fan of yours.
KC: Well, it is always nice to meet a fan.
FF: So, would you like to get straight into the questions?
KC: Yes.
FF: OK, the first question is where were you born?
KC: I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.
FF: That is not to far from here. Did you have any siblings growing up to play with?
KC: Yes I did, however most of them died in there twenties.
FF: I am sorry to here about that. Did you have both of your parents during your childhood?
KC: Yes I did, however, I had my mom with me longer than my dad.
FF: Were you really close with your mom?
KC: Yes, we were.
FF: Are you married?
KC: No, I was, his name was Oscar. We got married when I was 20.
FF: Did you have many kids.
KC: I do not know if you think this is a lot, but we had six.
FF: I grew up with a lot of siblings, so not really. So what would you consider to be the hardest time in your life?
KC: I would have to say when I lost my Husband and, he left me with my six children, and a large debt. After that, my kids and I moved in with my mom. However, not to long after that my mom also passed away, and it was really hard and I fell into a Depression.
FF: Wow, that is a lot in a short amount of time!
KC: Yes, it was. Eventually I had to get a doctor to help me through it.
FF: Was all this heartache the reason you started writing?
KC: Growing up I loved reading, and my doctor was talking to me about the fact that I needed an outlet for all my emotions, and he suggested me writing to earn money and use it for an outlet. I took it, and I have wrote short stories and articles for a couple magazines.
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