Analysis of A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin
...rself to a romantic idea. She felt the silk stockings and lost herself to a false reality. This was here idea of an island paradise. After that she lost herself to a world she was once familiar with. She abandoned her idea of purchasing realistic items and she bought stockings, shoes, gloves, magazines, lunch, and then tickets to a play. Mrs. Sommers saw her self-esteem rising as she purchased more items, and she saw herself walking in a new light. When she walked into the restaurant, she made a note saying that she had passed by it many times but never entered. She also made a note to royalty. When she paid her bill and left a tip she noted that the waiter bowed to her ...