The Dynamic Character Of Mrs. Mallard In The Story Of An Hour

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In every novel, book, and story, there is at least one character that evolves. The evolution of a character is a long complicated process. Many times, the beginning of a book starts with a character about to embark on a journey. This Journey can be physical, or mental. I can be for personal enjoyment, making peace with one’s past, or other reasons. The middle of the journey is where a change happens. This change can be internal or external. The end of the journey is where the character reaches a goal, or fixes something.
Dynamic characters evolve, or change from how they were at the beginning of the story. Sometimes, the change is sudden. Other times, it can be a slow change. More often than not, sudden changes can impact dynamic characters more than a slow change. The slow change has less of an emotional, or physical change, because the character has more time to prepare for it. I chose Mrs. Mallard, from “The Story of An Hour”, as my dynamic character.
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Mallard was meek and frail. She has a weak heart and great care was taken to break the news of her husband’s death as gently as possible. Proof of this is, “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.” She was able to grasp it due to the small hints her sister gave her while telling her. A quote that supports this is, “She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms… she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her.” She went in her room to have time to accept the terrible

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