The critics think of Kate Chopin’s work during her life time
is that it was able to send out a message that the main character of the story
which is Mrs. Mallard, she was able to represent woman in our world today who
have hidden their feelings by staying silent in a way where she is unhappy and
are trapped in their own little world.
Jem thinks that Boo stays shut in his house all the time because he wants to. Jem noticed the way that people treat outcasts, as well as black people, like Tom, and he realizes that because Boo has been shut in for such a long time, he hears stuff in town, and knows that everyone talks about him.
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