Repression Quote by Kate Chopin
““She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those blue patches of sky. It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Awakening, Kate Chopin, 1899
A woman's inner emptiness is shown through a vacant stare, indicating lost intellectual engagement.
In simple terms: Empty stare shows lost thought.
Key Takeaway
Notice signs of mental disengagement.
Themes
gender
psychology
existence
Mood
melancholic
introspective
Type
literary
psychological
When to use this quote
- therapy sessions
- creative writing
- self-reflection
Key Concepts
alienation
self-awareness
societal pressure
Questions to Reflect On
- What does the sky represent for her?
- How can we revive intellectual curiosity?
A Different Perspective
Stare may mask deeper turmoil.
![“She was very fond of thinking and getting at the truth of things, but was so far from being pedantic, so full of youthful ways that from the first moment one began to love all these originalities in her, and to accept them. [...] This naive combination in her of the child and the thinking woman…” quote by Feodor Dostoevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/302/feodor-dostoevsky-44924_beauty_she-was-very-fond-of-thinking-and-gettin_3039156.jpg)
![“repression, which “proceeds from the self-respect of the ego … [the person] has set up an ideal in himself by which he measures his actual ego [self]…. For the ego the formation of an ideal would be the conditioning factor of repression” (1914c, pp. 93-94).” quote by Joseph Sandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/feb/joseph-sandler-102577_identity_repression-which-proceeds-from-the-self_7627.jpg)
![“[As in the case of] alcohol prohibition, illegality has driven organized crime, sent countless people to jail, and killed many thousands. Repression does not work.” quote by Sam Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/212/sam-branson-36458_alcohol_as-in-the-case-of-alcohol-prohibition-il_8703.jpg)
