Kate Chopin, a short story and novel writer of American Literature, was born in 1851 and died in 1904. Her writing career began by the early 1890’s after her husband died and as a result of his death she lost their all property. She lived in an important time period, because in those years, her surroundings were hosting both anti-slavery movements and the Women’s Movement. In general, she focused on women’s lives and their struggles to build an identity for themselves in Southern society of the late 19th century through her literary works.