Most every story has a setting, while in some it is said directly and others must be read in between the lines. Setting is usually just thought as only the place a story takes place. However, it includes time, as well, and both can be broken down into many details. One story that has a setting is '' The Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin and it has many different elements contributing to it. In this story some parts of the setting may be described as free while in others it can be described as elated.
One reason the setting feels liberated is that Mrs. Mallard is no longer under the command of her husband. " There will be no powerful will bending hers," (Chopin 4) is a thought that she has after she discovers that her husband is dead. Since he is gone, now there will be no one else telling her what to do. This story was written and takes place in 1894, and during this time period women were expected to do what their husbands said and let them make the decisions. Now that Mrs. Mallard's husband is dead, she doesn't have to do what anyone says; she is liberated from having someone bend her will and is being freed from the expectations of the time.
Another reason that the setting feels liberated is because the time of the year is spring. The story mentions this, " The tops of the trees that were all …show more content…
Mallard describes the open window in her room. Mrs. Mallard thought, " She [referring to herself] was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window " (4). The open window references her thoughts that this is her way out. Having the window open symbolizes that she can now be free to let light and happiness into her once restricted life. The elixir of life is a drink that is supposed to allow the drinker eternal life. She though, did not mean that she would live forever, but now her life can start again. Mrs. Mallard is elated because through the open window, she can now get out and start
One reason the setting feels liberated is that Mrs. Mallard is no longer under the command of her husband. " There will be no powerful will bending hers," (Chopin 4) is a thought that she has after she discovers that her husband is dead. Since he is gone, now there will be no one else telling her what to do. This story was written and takes place in 1894, and during this time period women were expected to do what their husbands said and let them make the decisions. Now that Mrs. Mallard's husband is dead, she doesn't have to do what anyone says; she is liberated from having someone bend her will and is being freed from the expectations of the time.
Another reason that the setting feels liberated is because the time of the year is spring. The story mentions this, " The tops of the trees that were all …show more content…
Mallard describes the open window in her room. Mrs. Mallard thought, " She [referring to herself] was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window " (4). The open window references her thoughts that this is her way out. Having the window open symbolizes that she can now be free to let light and happiness into her once restricted life. The elixir of life is a drink that is supposed to allow the drinker eternal life. She though, did not mean that she would live forever, but now her life can start again. Mrs. Mallard is elated because through the open window, she can now get out and start