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…showed last 75 words of 334 total…Kate Chopin began to write fiction seriously. Many factors probably contributed to this. First she was a voracious reader herself and was greatly influenced by classic writers such as Manupassant. Secondly she was needed to provide for her children, and lastly she had many friends with literary interests. Also it has been suggested tongue in cheek that after 39 years of trial and tribulations and just plain living, she finally had something to say. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**