Story Of An Hour Figurative Language Essay

The woman in our country used to not have a choice, not have a choice of vote, or have a choice of who they get to marry. Yes, they had a partial choice, however, their choice was not always theirs. In the story, “Story of an Hour” the theme is that even though you may love someone, you may be better off without them. I think the theme is best showed by characterization and figurative language. First off, the theme is showed affirmatively by characterization. One example of this would be when the author says “She said it over and over under the breath: "free, free, free!" This helps develop the theme because she is realizing that her husband’s death isn’t all crummy, she is now free instead of being bossed around by her husband all the time. Now, the author makes plenty of statements about the characteristic of Mrs. Mallard, another example she uses would be as followed. “And yet she had loved …show more content…
The author says “physical exhaustion that haunted her body.” This is an example of personification, giving the exhaustion a human quality. She is exhausted from being capsized about her husband’s death. Furthermore, there is another type of figurative language used in the story. “Monstrous joy that held her” this is an example of an oxymoron and personification. The oxymoron is saying that the joy is so great, it’s almost as if it’s taking over her body. She is realizing that she is better off without her husband in her life. Therefore, figurative language helps develop theme in “Story of an Hour.” People in America are still getting treated unfairly, woman still get “bossed” around by men. In the story, “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, it shows that even though you may love someone, you may be better off without them. It shows this theme by using characterization and figurative language. In conclusion, the story is showing loving someone doesn’t mean you have to be with