A Feminist Analysis on The Story of an Hour written by Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly of a Louisiana Creole background. Though she did not overtly associate with the women' s suffrage movement, nor did she ever refer to her herself as a "feminist writer", Kate Chopin is nonetheless considered to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the late 1800s. But David Chopin, Kate' s grandson, claims "Kate was neither a feminist nor a suffragist, she said so. " As far as I am concerned, Kate Chopin is the typical representative of an early feminist writer. Feminist themes were addressed in many works of Chopin' s, such as The Story of An Hour. In The Story of an Hour, the author Kate Chopin …show more content…
I think the reason is that, she knew the feeling would not be recognized and accepted by the public. However, the awakening of the woman's significant identity with individuality motivated her strong desire for freedom and a new life. A new and awakening woman appeared. Dramatically, as Mrs Mallard was opening her arms to a new life, her husband unexpectedly appeared, which prevented her from freedom and a new life. At that moment, her dream was shattered in general, like a bubble. She was unable to return to the past, the dull, submissive life. Her fragile heart couldn't bear such a heavy blow. At the end of the story, the doctors agree that Mrs Mallard must have passed away from a sudden shock of extreme happiness from finding out that her husband still alive. After all, all of them think this is the common sense. Feminism means freedom, pursuing gender equality in man-dominated society and exceptional openness about human sexuality. Through The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin shows us the awakening woman Mrs Mallard and draws our attention to female self-consciousness. She wrote of women' s lives, paid much attention and laid emphasis on women' s needs, desires and continual struggles to create their own identity in the patriarchy. As an early feminist writer, Chopin's writings always give voice for
Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly of a Louisiana Creole background. Though she did not overtly associate with the women' s suffrage movement, nor did she ever refer to her herself as a "feminist writer", Kate Chopin is nonetheless considered to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the late 1800s. But David Chopin, Kate' s grandson, claims "Kate was neither a feminist nor a suffragist, she said so. " As far as I am concerned, Kate Chopin is the typical representative of an early feminist writer. Feminist themes were addressed in many works of Chopin' s, such as The Story of An Hour. In The Story of an Hour, the author Kate Chopin …show more content…
I think the reason is that, she knew the feeling would not be recognized and accepted by the public. However, the awakening of the woman's significant identity with individuality motivated her strong desire for freedom and a new life. A new and awakening woman appeared. Dramatically, as Mrs Mallard was opening her arms to a new life, her husband unexpectedly appeared, which prevented her from freedom and a new life. At that moment, her dream was shattered in general, like a bubble. She was unable to return to the past, the dull, submissive life. Her fragile heart couldn't bear such a heavy blow. At the end of the story, the doctors agree that Mrs Mallard must have passed away from a sudden shock of extreme happiness from finding out that her husband still alive. After all, all of them think this is the common sense. Feminism means freedom, pursuing gender equality in man-dominated society and exceptional openness about human sexuality. Through The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin shows us the awakening woman Mrs Mallard and draws our attention to female self-consciousness. She wrote of women' s lives, paid much attention and laid emphasis on women' s needs, desires and continual struggles to create their own identity in the patriarchy. As an early feminist writer, Chopin's writings always give voice for