Story Of The Hour Marxist Analysis

. Looking at the short story “Story of the Hour” from a Marxist point of view, the social structure plays an enormous role. In this story Mrs. Mallard should be grieving not only because she thought her husband was dead, but also since he was the provider of her household. Without him, how was she going to make ends meet and function as if he were still alive? But on the contrary, Mrs. Mallard felt free from the social structure of her being just a wife, who life was her family and husband. She describes spring time and refreshing scenery to symbolize her freedom from the grasp of the American society that she was living in.
2. The title The Love Song may suggest that the poem might be laughable, dedicated to a love one or even comical. However,