A-Pair-of-Silk-Stockings

TheNatureoftheHumanBeing——Thesummaryandreflectionof“APairofSilkStockings”“APairofSilkStockings”isoneofKateChopin’snovels.IttellsusastoryaboutthatapoorwomannamedMrs.Sommerspickedfifteendollarsbyaccidentoneday.Then,shethinksdeeplyabouthowtomakefulluseofthisbigfortuneforseveraldays.Beforepurchasing,sheplanstobuysomethingforherfamily.However,whenshearrivesatthemall,sheforgetsthisutterly.Asshenoticesapileofbeautifulsilkstockings,shecannothelpselectingablackpairfromthemandpayingitwithoutbargaining.Afterthat,shereplacesheroldstockingforthenewoneinstantlyandenjoysthereliefandcomfortthatthestockingsbring.Moreover,shecontinuouslybuysapairofexpensivebootsandsoft,leathergloveswithoutconsideration.Whenshecrossesthestreet,thenewonesseemtohaveworkedwondersandgiveherafeelingofsatisfaction.Then,shestepsintoafancyrestaurantandenjoystheamazingatmospherethere.Lastbutnottheleast,becausethereisstillmoneyleft,sheentersthetheaterandwatchestheperformance.Afterthedramaends,Mrs.Sommersitsonthecablecarandhopesthatthiskindofdreamwillneverends.AsfarasI’mconcerned,theauthorisreallygoodatthedescriptionofMrs.Sommer’sactionandmentalactivity.Shedescribesthechangesafterthewomanpurchasingsomethingshecannotaffordinherdailylife.Sheseemstoforgetallhardnessbeforeandabsorbherselfintheillusoryreality.Forinstance,thewriterdescribesthedetailedactionswhilesheishavingherlunch.Fromthisaspect,wecanspothervanity.Moreimportantly,fromtheneighbor’swords,weseethefactthatshehadbetterdaysbefore.Asaresult,thereisnodoubtthatwhyshehasfeelingofsatisfactionafterenjoyingthehighqualityoflife.Thoughttherealityiscruelandshelivesapoorlife,inthebottomofherheart,shestilldesirestoreturntotheinitiallife.Thisisthenatureofhumanbeing.Sowearesupposedtosympathyforherratherthancriticaltothiskindofbehavior.But,shecannotfallintothisillusiontoodeeply,becauselifestillneedstocontinue,sheshouldcheerupandworkhardtocreatecolorfulfuture.