Alcée Laballière

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Alcée Laballière is a central character in Kate Chopin’s fiction, often depicted as a wealthy, impulsive Creole planter whose romantic entanglements highlight themes of desire and social convention.

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Alcée Laballière canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn At the ’Cadian Ball
surface form: “At the ’Cadian Ball”

The Storm
surface form: “The Storm”
appearsInGenre short story
associatedWithTheme desire
gender roles
marital infidelity
sexuality
social convention
createdBy Kate Chopin
createdInCentury 19th century
culturalContext post–Civil War Louisiana society
engagesIn extramarital affair
ethnicity Creole
gender male
hasFamilyBackground Creole planter class
languageContext Creole and Cajun Louisiana
surface form: Louisiana Creole society
literaryMovementContext American realism
local color fiction
marriedTo Clarisse
medium prose fiction
narrativeFunction catalyst for exploring female desire
embodies conflict between passion and duty
nationalContext Southern United States
surface form: American South
occupation planter
personalityTrait charming
flirtatious
impulsive
portrayedAs emotionally inconsistent
sexually experienced
socially privileged
reappearsIn The Storm
surface form: “The Storm”
regionalContext Louisiana
relatedWorkAuthor author Kate Chopin is known for “The Awakening”
romanticEntanglementWith Calixta
Clarisse
settingTimePeriod late 19th century Louisiana
socialClass wealthy
usedByAuthorToCritique double standards for male and female sexuality
marriage norms

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At the ’Cadian Ball mainCharacter Alcée Laballière
The Storm character Alcée Laballière
Calixta hasLoveInterest Alcée Laballière
Bobinôt contrastedWith Alcée Laballière