Regret by Kate Chopin – Learn English with Short Stories
Regret by Kate Chopin Regret by Kate Chopin MAMZELLE AURLIE possessed a good strong figure, ruddy cheeks, hair that was changing from brown to gray, and a determined eye. She wore a man’s hat about the farm, and an old blue army overcoat when it was cold, and sometimes top-boots. Mamzelle Aurlie had never thought … Read more
This lesson was published on Jul 31, 2020 by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl
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Beside the psychological and health problems resulting from long time solitude life, the other main message is the joy and energy that children give our life. All children even those who are somehow naughty fill a home with joy and love and even life. I can not imagine how a home or society could have a bright horizon without having energetic joyful and smart children.
I have the same opinion, and for this very reason, I actually call my little daughter, the joy of my life as she’s full of joy and life.
My point of this story is that we always need someone to live with him.
That’s right Soroosh. Prolonged loneliness is not good for us, and it could lead to some major health problems, as well.
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We always need someone to live with.
The central theme of this story is that being alone for a long time can make us feel sad and it’s good for us to have somebody accompany us in our life and journey because humans are inherently social creatures.
As you said, solitude is the main message of the story. In my idea, she had suppressed her maternal instinct for a lifetime, and this instinct was eventually erupted, but at a cost. Her “regret” and remorse were, in fact, rooted in her own self-inflicted prolonged loneliness.