Story Of An Hour Character Analysis Essay

The Story of An Hour is a short story by Kate Chopin written in 1894. During this time there were not many story’s written about a woman’s joy of losing her husband to gain freedom. That is exactly what this story is about. Mrs Mallard, the main character, expresses some sadness when she learns that her husband has just passed away, but then goes on to feel joy of her new found freedom of being alone. Within an hour of dealing with the death of her husband, Mrs Mallard’s husband, Brently, comes walking through the door alive and unhurt. The shock of her husband showing up kills the joy Mrs Mallard had, literally. Chopin highlights the human perspective of this story by the way the characters are presented. In Kate Chopin’s story, she only included one main character, Mrs Louise Mallard. Mrs Mallard is considered the protagonist character of this story because she is the central character that the readers empathize with. At the beginning, Mrs Mallard is described as sickly because of her heart …show more content…
He is the husband of Mrs Mallard and is important the bases of the story. Without him there would be no story because his apparent death is what changes his wife. He also is part of the reason his wife dies at the end. Mr Mallard is a hard character to classify because he resembles parts all the major character descriptions even though his character only comes into the story in the second to last paragraph. The Story of An Hour is a short story that highlights human perspectives through the characters in the story. The main character of the story is Mrs Mallard. Her character changes throughout the story but readers can easily relate to what she is going through. The other characters that make up the story are Josephine, Richards, and Mr Mallard. Each character has something to do with the story and the main character. Josephine is who most readers will find relatable because of what she does for her