Liberation and rebirth, this is something that in most everyone’s lives will experience. There is usually a time that demands one to stand up for what they stand for or to find their roots. This is no different in the women in the stories The Storm and The Story of an Hour. In both cases there was a moment that the women grabbed a hold of their live and made a change. In The Storm, Calixta changed from being a devoted house wife to a have a love affair. Her past love comes in her life like a storm and rekindles their passionate relationship. A similar change happens to Mrs. Mallard in The Story of an Hour. We originally feel compassion for her as she learns about her beloved husband passes in an accident. We quickly learn of how she truly feels
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(DO I HAVE TO SITE) The settings of these stories were in the mid 1800’s, a time that everything was simpler. This was a point in time where women were supposed to get married, do house work and not worry about trying to better herself. This was a time when women could not simply get a divorce as today. This was a point in time where women were thought more as men’s property than a free human being. In the Story of an Hour we do not find out the Mrs. Mallard’s first name is Louise. (Chopin 2) The significance of this time in the story when we found out her name was that it was after she found out about the death of her husband. Before this time the writing makes sure to use the Mrs. prefix, this takes the women’s identity away and makes her seem part of his property. For some women there seem to be no escape from a bad marriage except death. Having feelings of wanting to leave ones husband were something you would keep to yourself. The men in this time period controlled almost everything including the fundamentals in living, shelter, the provider of food and financial support. Without these there was no sense in trying to run away, it remained a though in the women’s mind. Women would not talk too much about these ideas as they were almost always impossible to come to fruition. Similarly in The Storm Calixta has thought that at the time would not be acceptable to act upon. When Calixta’s old flame,NAME, comes to her house to seek
(DO I HAVE TO SITE) The settings of these stories were in the mid 1800’s, a time that everything was simpler. This was a point in time where women were supposed to get married, do house work and not worry about trying to better herself. This was a time when women could not simply get a divorce as today. This was a point in time where women were thought more as men’s property than a free human being. In the Story of an Hour we do not find out the Mrs. Mallard’s first name is Louise. (Chopin 2) The significance of this time in the story when we found out her name was that it was after she found out about the death of her husband. Before this time the writing makes sure to use the Mrs. prefix, this takes the women’s identity away and makes her seem part of his property. For some women there seem to be no escape from a bad marriage except death. Having feelings of wanting to leave ones husband were something you would keep to yourself. The men in this time period controlled almost everything including the fundamentals in living, shelter, the provider of food and financial support. Without these there was no sense in trying to run away, it remained a though in the women’s mind. Women would not talk too much about these ideas as they were almost always impossible to come to fruition. Similarly in The Storm Calixta has thought that at the time would not be acceptable to act upon. When Calixta’s old flame,NAME, comes to her house to seek