In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, a young woman named Mrs. Mallard becomes depressed when hearing about the death of husband, for a little bit. After thinking about the death of her husband, she starts to feel joy. She realizes that she is now a free woman and can do the things that she has always wanted to do without him. She thinks about her new life and future and is carefree. After joyfully thinking about her future, she goes down stairs to find out her husband is alive. Mrs. Mallard is overwhelmed with sadness and dies. Being let down by something one cares about, especially after expecting the best outcome is more depressing than just just losing something one cares about. Being on the road driving is something that I love to
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The car was dying, or so I thought. I had to pull over and it stopped. There was smoke coming all out of the hood, and the smell was horrible. Calling my parents, secretly excited, I broke the news to them. My dad came and looked at the car and told me that it might not be drivable anymore. I thought to myself that this was it, my chance for my dream car! i had to have a car so that I could drive to school and my parents could each drive to work. I was going to get a new car. By this point, as long as the car was not that old mini van, I would be happy. My dad took the car to the shop to see what the problem was, the transmission had died. Instead of just getting me a new car, my dad replaced the transmission in the old Honda and I was devastated. I knew that with a new transmission, the car would be able to last longer. I was stuck driving this worn out white van instead of a new pickup truck. Now, I was not upset enough to die, but it was a sad time in my life. Thinking for about a whole week that one is going to get a new car is exciting and exhilarating. Then to have one’s happiness be crushed was a painful experience. Once reading this short story and deciding what example from my life to use, I realize how upset one can become from an experience like this example. People can become depressed from an experience like this one and in some cases
The car was dying, or so I thought. I had to pull over and it stopped. There was smoke coming all out of the hood, and the smell was horrible. Calling my parents, secretly excited, I broke the news to them. My dad came and looked at the car and told me that it might not be drivable anymore. I thought to myself that this was it, my chance for my dream car! i had to have a car so that I could drive to school and my parents could each drive to work. I was going to get a new car. By this point, as long as the car was not that old mini van, I would be happy. My dad took the car to the shop to see what the problem was, the transmission had died. Instead of just getting me a new car, my dad replaced the transmission in the old Honda and I was devastated. I knew that with a new transmission, the car would be able to last longer. I was stuck driving this worn out white van instead of a new pickup truck. Now, I was not upset enough to die, but it was a sad time in my life. Thinking for about a whole week that one is going to get a new car is exciting and exhilarating. Then to have one’s happiness be crushed was a painful experience. Once reading this short story and deciding what example from my life to use, I realize how upset one can become from an experience like this example. People can become depressed from an experience like this one and in some cases