Coloring Locals: Racial Formation in Katie Chopin's "Youth's Companion" Stories

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Coloring Racial Formation Locals in Kate Chopin’s Youth’s Companion Stories Bonnie James Shaker University of Iowa Press Iowa City University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 2003 by the University of Iowa Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Design by Richard Hendel http://www.uiowa.edu/uiowapress No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher. All reasonable steps have been taken to contact copyright holders of material used in this book. The publisher would be pleased to make suitable arrangements with any whom it has not been possible to reach. Youth’s Companion illustrations produced by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. Inquiries may be made to: ProQuest Information and Learning Company, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346 USA. Telephone (734) 761-7400; e-mail: info@il.proquest.com; Web page: www.il.proquest.com. An early version of chapter 2 was published as “‘Lookin’ Jis’ like W’ite Folks’: Coloring Locals in Kate Chopin’s ‘A Rude Awakening’” in Louisiana Literature 14.2 (Fall 1997): 116–25. Letters of William Henry Rideing to William Morris Colles. Boston Public Library/Rare Books Department. Reprinted courtesy of the Trustees. The publication of this book was generously supported by the University of Iowa Foundation. Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shaker, Bonnie James, 1960– Coloring locals: racial formation in Kate Chopin’s Youth’s Companion stories/ Bonnie James Shaker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. isbn 0-87745-828-6 (cloth) 1. Chopin, Kate, 1851–1904—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Women and literature —Louisiana—History—19th century. 3. Chopin, Kate, 1851–1904—Views on race. 4. Louisiana—In literature. 5. Local color in literature. 6. Racism in literature. 7. Race in literature. I. Title. ps1294.c63 s48 2003 813⬘.4—dc21 2002021764 03 04 05 06 07 c 5 4 3 2 1 For Erma and Bill, who made things possible then; for Chris and Dana, who make things possible now; and for young Billy, my greatest childhood fan. ...