The Story of an Hour vs. The Interlopers
“ ...For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14) Words of truth from the book of truth. We have no idea how long our lives will be on this earth. This concept is brought to light even more in the two short stories we will be discussing, “The Story of an Hour” and “The Interlopers”. These two stories share some similarities and some differences that we will be looking at. These two stories show us a very important concept… “The Story of an Hour” and “The Interlopers” are perfect examples of how the expected does not always happen.
In “The Story of an Hour” we see Mrs. Louise Mallard receives news of the death of her husband. The story takes place in her home with her sister and a friend. Upon hearing the news of her husband, she cries bitterly. For a little while in the story you expect her to die from grief, but instead she gains new resolve to live. We find that she felt confined and restrained by marriage and now she feels free! She has found peace. She leaves her room with a new sense of purpose, but as she descends the stairs the unexpected happens and her husband, Brently Mallard, walks through the door. The whole ordeal was a misunderstanding. Mrs. Mallard then feels her new found freedom shattering around …show more content…
In the first story, Mrs. Mallard is within the privacy of her home, unlike “The Interlopers” which takes place in the outdoors. “The Interlopers” had a long standing rivalry and wished ill upon each other, while in “The Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard is sad to hear of her husband’s death, even if later she feels it has set her free. The death at the end of the two stories differs as well. In “The Story of an Hour” Louise dies from sadness that her newfound freedom is now taken away, in contrast to “The Interlopers” where the two men die from man eating
“ ...For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14) Words of truth from the book of truth. We have no idea how long our lives will be on this earth. This concept is brought to light even more in the two short stories we will be discussing, “The Story of an Hour” and “The Interlopers”. These two stories share some similarities and some differences that we will be looking at. These two stories show us a very important concept… “The Story of an Hour” and “The Interlopers” are perfect examples of how the expected does not always happen.
In “The Story of an Hour” we see Mrs. Louise Mallard receives news of the death of her husband. The story takes place in her home with her sister and a friend. Upon hearing the news of her husband, she cries bitterly. For a little while in the story you expect her to die from grief, but instead she gains new resolve to live. We find that she felt confined and restrained by marriage and now she feels free! She has found peace. She leaves her room with a new sense of purpose, but as she descends the stairs the unexpected happens and her husband, Brently Mallard, walks through the door. The whole ordeal was a misunderstanding. Mrs. Mallard then feels her new found freedom shattering around …show more content…
In the first story, Mrs. Mallard is within the privacy of her home, unlike “The Interlopers” which takes place in the outdoors. “The Interlopers” had a long standing rivalry and wished ill upon each other, while in “The Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard is sad to hear of her husband’s death, even if later she feels it has set her free. The death at the end of the two stories differs as well. In “The Story of an Hour” Louise dies from sadness that her newfound freedom is now taken away, in contrast to “The Interlopers” where the two men die from man eating