What does the serpent symbolize on “A pair os silk stockings” by Kate Chopin?
When Mrs. Sommers first feels the silk stockings, they “glide serpentlike through her fingers.” What does a serpent often symbolize in Western culture?
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When Mrs. Sommers first feels the silk stockings, they “glide serpentlike through her fingers.” What does a serpent often symbolize in Western culture?
February 5th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Satan.
But in this case I think it’s specifically temptation. The stockings are a luxury item the woman can’t afford, but she’s tempted to spoil herself. Just as Satan tempted a woman in that famous story…