The story ends with Mrs. Sommers sitting in a cable car,
wishing that it would continue traveling forever
. Throughout “A Pair of Silk Stockings,” Chopin beautifully portrays a woman caught between different roles.
What did Mrs Sommers wish while sitting in the cable car?
The lady finds her way to the cable car that will take her home. … Sommers sitting in a cable car, wishing
that it would continue traveling forever.
Why do you think Mrs Sommers wishes the cable car would go on forever?
In truth, he saw nothing-unless he were wizard enough to detect a
poignant wish
, a powerful longing that the cable car would never stop anywhere, but go on and on with her forever. This shows realism because it shows truths/reality as depicted in a real way.
What does Mrs Sommers end up doing with the money?
Sommers end up doing with the money?
goes on a shopping spree and buys silk stockings, boots, leather gloves, magazines
, lunch at an expensive restaurant, and a movie ticket.
How would you describe Mrs Sommers?
Sommers, the protagonist and only major character in the story, is
an impoverished, industrious young woman
. Although her poor neighbors dwell on the fact that Mrs. Sommers was once richer and more fortunate (before her marriage to Mr. Sommers), she is no snob and is not afraid of hard work.
How did Mrs Sommers react after she got $15 unexpectedly?
When Mrs. Sommers
finds the money she feels very important and rich
. She thought that fifteen dollars were a large amount of money. Sommers’ past that she used to have more money before her marriage but now she is very poor and she feels nostalgia.
What was Mrs Sommers wish?
Sommers feels enjoyment in her escape from enforced frugality so much that she feels “a poignant wish” that
the cable car would continue on with her and never stop
.
What does Mrs Sommers hunger symbolize?
Mrs. Sommers is described as “very hungry.” What might this symbolize?
A desire for something more in her life
.
How does Mrs Sommers feel at the end of the story?
As the play ends, Mrs. Sommers
feels as if “a dream ended.”
She files out of the theater and walks alone towards a cable car. A man watches Mrs. Sommers, observing her paleness, her figure, and her clothes.
Why does Mrs Sommers spend the fifteen dollars?
As she sits down, tired and exhausted, and runs her fingers through some silk stockings, which are said to “glide serpentlike through her fingers,” the temptation to do something that she would never normally contemplate arises and she spends the
money entirely on herself to give herself one day of pleasure and
…
What all did Mrs Sommers buy?
Sommers succumbs purchases
the silk stockings
. Once she has bought them, she feels that she must have shoes to match the luxuriousness of the stockings. Having sacrificed for so long, Mrs.
Is Mrs Sommers a good mother?
Sommers are those of a valiant woman who simply needs a lapse from the usual happenings of her life. She
displays qualities of an ideal mother
in that she puts her children before herself, the ideal wife because she is prudent with money, and she attempts the ideal fantasy – to escape reality.
How many children did Mrs Sommers have?
The author describes her as “Little Mrs. Sommers.” We are given a few further details about her—
four children
, no mention of a husband or job, and a future she regards as a “dim, gaunt monster.” She lacks the time to recall her “better days.” What do you think of the character of Mrs.
What can be inferred about Mrs Sommers every day life?
From her longings and desires on her shopping trip, the reader can infer that Mrs. Sommers has long practiced self-denial, but
she has not always had to be so frugal and responsible for others
; she was once able to purchase items that were not “necessities,” and she was independent. Mrs.
What did Mrs Sommers plan to buy her children?
An exhausted Mrs. Sommers rests at a counter where she will begin her shopping adventure. There she finds a
pair of silk stockings
for sale and is entranced by their smoothness. “Not thinking at all,” she disregards her plans to obtain clothes for her children and instead spends her money and her afternoon for herself.
How does missus Sommer plan to spend the extra money she found?
First of all, she intends to spend a little extra on
her daughter’s shoes
because it would be “judicious” to do so. She will buy material and socks for all the children and a pattern to make a gown for her other daughter. Then there will be caps and sailor hats.
