Why does inequality exist? In our world today, discrimination affects the way people interact, think, and behave. Inequality is said to have been derived from many places. One of the most common ideas is the upbringing of one’s youth. As a child, you are reliant on your parents to help you become who you are. Some shy away from their upbringings and become dependent on their own statistical values but yet others keep the instilled values taught by guardians. In “The Story of an Hour,” the social forces that take place during that time period show how one woman’s happiness is restricted by marriage and motherhood. Therefore, the lack or presence of freedom and injustice could end up being a matter of life and death. Furthermore, the story
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A young woman finds opportunity in a tragic situation that could be the stepping stone to her happiness. However, the ending of the story has a huge twist that could change everything. While Louise is still in the room her sister Josephine comes to the door begging her to come out. She feared that Louise would drown in depression if she didn’t. Nevertheless, Louise was fantasizing about all the days ahead of her. After fantasizing with her blissful imagination she finally decides to come down. As her and Josephine are walking down the stairs the front door opens unexpectedly. Her husband Bentley walks in, he haven't been in an accident nor was aware of one. Doctors later pronounce that Louise died from and heart disease of joy that kills (Chopin 3). This statement is ironic because we all know that she didn’t die from joy but she died from the killing of her joy. At that very moment everything that she dreamed, desired, and hoped for were once again taken way. Death was the only way she could actually have peace and something she could call her own. The forbidden joy disappears as quickly as it came, but the taste of it is enough to kill her. Through this story I feel like Chopin was speaking for every woman during the 1890’s. Inequality and lack of freedom caused women to live through the shadows of others and not their true selves. As a result, for Louise experiencing true love for the first time and soon having it taken away was truly a matter of life and
A young woman finds opportunity in a tragic situation that could be the stepping stone to her happiness. However, the ending of the story has a huge twist that could change everything. While Louise is still in the room her sister Josephine comes to the door begging her to come out. She feared that Louise would drown in depression if she didn’t. Nevertheless, Louise was fantasizing about all the days ahead of her. After fantasizing with her blissful imagination she finally decides to come down. As her and Josephine are walking down the stairs the front door opens unexpectedly. Her husband Bentley walks in, he haven't been in an accident nor was aware of one. Doctors later pronounce that Louise died from and heart disease of joy that kills (Chopin 3). This statement is ironic because we all know that she didn’t die from joy but she died from the killing of her joy. At that very moment everything that she dreamed, desired, and hoped for were once again taken way. Death was the only way she could actually have peace and something she could call her own. The forbidden joy disappears as quickly as it came, but the taste of it is enough to kill her. Through this story I feel like Chopin was speaking for every woman during the 1890’s. Inequality and lack of freedom caused women to live through the shadows of others and not their true selves. As a result, for Louise experiencing true love for the first time and soon having it taken away was truly a matter of life and