At the ’Cadian Ball

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"At the ’Cadian Ball" is a short story by American author Kate Chopin that explores themes of love, class, and Creole culture in late 19th-century Louisiana.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf short story
author Kate Chopin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores differences between Creole and Acadian communities
tension between romantic desire and social expectations
featuresEvent Cadian ball
genre realist fiction
regionalist fiction
includedIn collections of Kate Chopin’s short stories
literaryMovement Realism
surface form: American realism
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature
literaryTechnique local color
use of dialect
mainCharacter Alcée Laballière
Bobinôt
Calixta
Clarisse
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
protagonistRelationship introduces relationship between Calixta and Alcée Laballière
relatedWork The Storm
relatedWorkRelation prequel to The Storm
settingCulturalContext Creole culture
settingLocation Louisiana
settingRegion Southern United States
surface form: American South
settingTimePeriod late 19th century
theme Creole identity
class
gender roles
love
marriage and courtship
social hierarchy

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A Night in Acadie hasPart At the ’Cadian Ball
Kate Chopin notableWork At the ’Cadian Ball
The Storm relatedWork At the ’Cadian Ball
this entity surface form: At the 'Cadian Ball