n the story The Locket by Kate Chopin, the main character Octavie is devastated when her lover Edmond has to go to war. Before he leaves, Octavie puts her most prized earthy possession around his neck; her locket. She later gets the locket back when a priest finds it on a man’s body at the battle site. She is horrified to know that Edmond has died in battle. In her grief, she plans to live her life as plainly as possible and to never love again. However by the end of the story, Octavie finds that Edmond is alive and well and that the locket was stolen from him.

There were many twists and turns in the story that I did not anticipate. First Edmond is on a hill side falling asleep and then he is in a dream with Octavie and then he is in battle. This kept my interest because I was constantly wondering what was next. Also when Edmond’s father had taken Octavie for nice ride he was hinting that a miracle could happen. This made me hopeful and made me wonder what the miracle might be because Edmond was thought to be dead.

Octavie’s grief and sadness kept me reading the story because I wanted to see a resolution for her as well. The death of Edmond changed Octavie radically; from her attitude down to the clothes she wore to reflect the loss in her life. She decided to show no signs of happiness or hope and chose only to …show more content…
When I thought that Octavie’s life had turned for the worse, the author gave a resolution which surprised and relieved me of my sadness for Octavie. The author also did a great job of keeping the suspense the whole time mainly through description of things like Octavie’s clothes which showed her sadness and grief. In conclusion the story held my focus and curiosity through its entirety and brought me up and down with emotion for the