Many times, to get the readers connected to the story, the author characterizes the characters with specific aspects of human nature. Human nature is defined to be the sum of qualities shared by all humans. The short story, ’The Story of an Hour’, written by Kate Chopin was about a married woman who has a heart condition and just learned about her husband’s death. The story takes place within the first hour of her grievance and about her thoughts about the rest of her life. Though there are many signs of human nature, such as love for her husband and heartbreak due to his death, one characteristic stands out and seems to be most apparent in this story, the joy of freedom and the pursuit of independence. “When she abandoned herself a little
