Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour, is set in the late nineteenth century in the home of Brently and Louise Mallard. The story describes the sequence of emotions that Mrs. Mallard experiences after hearing the news of her husband’s apparent death in a train accident. Louise’s heart affliction is a concern of her sister’s in telling her the news. The theme of “Story of an Hour” focuses on a women’s discovery of self-awareness and the transformation that takes place caused by the oppression of the institute of marriage. We see this theme represented in the multi-dimensional, complex characteristics of Louise, the changes that occur in Louise, and the irony of the joy that kills
