The Story of an Hour and The Whirling of Life are both great stories with great topics. There are many similarities and differences between the two. One similarity is the topic of death. This is both physically and mentally. In The Story of an Hour, Mrs. Mallards husband physically died. In The Whirling of Life, the couple both felt mentally dead inside without each other. The stories are also the same because they both have ironic endings. Mrs. Mallards husband was supposed to be dead. At the end of the story we learn her husband is still alive. She herself then dies. In The Whirling of Life, the couple, Ransie and Ariela, that got divorced ended up getting back together. They both overall teach us life lessons about life, death, and marriage.
