Romanticism literature and Victorianism literature are very different from each other, however, both resemble reactions to cultural changes. In "The Story of an Hour" the period coincided with the Victorianism Movement, yet was distinct keeping a fine mixture of elements with the principles of Romanticist, Victorianism, and literary realism. The short story makes it uncertain to determine one over the other.
The Romanticism elements are characterized in the story by the emphasis on the expression of emotions and imagination, appreciation of external nature, individualism, and freedom against established social rules. The story delineates the series of conflicting emotions Louise Mallard goes through. At first, Louise Mallard exhibits negative
The Romanticism elements are characterized in the story by the emphasis on the expression of emotions and imagination, appreciation of external nature, individualism, and freedom against established social rules. The story delineates the series of conflicting emotions Louise Mallard goes through. At first, Louise Mallard exhibits negative