Response to Kate Chopin's "Ripe Figs" Kate Chopin's "Ripe Figs," leaves my mind searching for more. I do not feel satisfied after reading and re-reading this story. A little girl name Babette lives with her godmother Maman Nainaine. Kate Chopin, I believe, is trying to depict the differences between a young girls view on time an older woman views. Babette is a young girl who can't wait for the figs to ripen. Is this because …showed first 75 words of 460 total…

…showed last 75 words of 460 total…in the end. What happens next? Did Babette go on her visit? Was it worth the wait? Chopin is saying that good things are worth waiting for. I must agree with her on this point. Although a butterfly is beautiful, it started as an ugly little worm who had to go through the stages of growth. I walk away saying "cherish time as it passes slowly, because once you mature, there is no stopping it."