The Writing Style and Beliefs of Kate ChopinKate Chopin was an extraordinary writer of the 19th century. Despite failing to receive positive reviews, she became one of the most powerful and controversial writers of her time. She dared to write her thoughts on subjects considered radical: the institution of marriage and women's desire for social, economic and political equality. Centered on the reality of relationships between men and women, she draws breathtaking and intelligent characters in a rich and daring writing style which was not accepted because it was too far ahead of its time. She risked her reputation by creating independent female heroines who wanted to flourish sexually and emotionally, an idea unheard of in the 1800s. By the end of the 19th century, the central belief of the vast majority was that a woman's job was to support and raise her husband and children. Women had no individual identity and were only seen in relation to a family. Women of this era could not vote and therefore had no say in any political issue. Women who wanted to express themselves politically did so through some form of art, including music, painting, and writing (Magill, American 387). According to Frank Magill, when a woman sees herself solely as part of a relationship with someone, then that relationship becomes the central issue in her life (American 386). As a woman whose husband died young, leaving her six children to raise alone, Chopin understands this kind of dependence on relationships (Magill, American 384). Almost while working on her own role, she explores in her writing the complexity between men and women. Readers realize that Chopin's writings in the 1890s were well in advance of...... middle of paper...... 'The Tempest'." The Markham Review 2.2 (1970): 1-4. Baker, Christopher. “The Tempest” by Chopin.” Explainer 52.4 (1994): 225-226. Chopin, Kate. “The storm.” Literature across cultures 2nd ed. Sheena Gillespie, Terezinha Fonseca, Carol A. Sanger Boston, Allyn: 1998. 345-348.--- “A respectable woman”. "At the 'Cadian Ball." The Awakening and selected stories by Kate Chopin Ed. New York: Viking Penguin Inc., 1983.179-188.---. Dyer, Joyce. “Gouvernail, Kate Chopin’s sensitive bachelor.” The Southern Literary Journal 14.1 (1981): 46-55. Magill, Frank N., ed. Critical Survey of Short Fiction: Salem Press, 1981. 1132-. 1136.--- Magill Survey of American Literature New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1991. 386-391.