The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin is an example of a modern short story because it fits into all four parts of the criteria. The story emphasizes subtle characterization rather than fast-paced plot, implies rather than states facts and psychological truths, emphasizes revelation rather than effect, and because of dramatic irony, readers have more knowledge of events than the characters do.
The first criterion is that the story emphasizes subtle characterization rather than fast-paced plot. The story does meet this criterion. In the story, we learn about the characters through their actions and words, and the details that are used to describe them. An example of this is “She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression
The first criterion is that the story emphasizes subtle characterization rather than fast-paced plot. The story does meet this criterion. In the story, we learn about the characters through their actions and words, and the details that are used to describe them. An example of this is “She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression