Lust And The Story Of An Hour

After reading a number of short stories “The Story of an Hour” and “Lust” by far have captured my attention most. They both share many similarities and differences. The authors of these stories were able to use their creative writing skill in order to keep the reader intrigued. These two stories have a very distinctive ironic tone. However the narration of both stories are completely different. The characters all though from completely different time periods are very much alike. In this essay I will try to explain how these two short stories are very much a like yet somewhat different. In “The Story of Hour” the story begins with the sad news of a train accident that killed Mrs. Mallard’s husband. The family is trying to figure out the best way of breaking the news to Mrs. Mallard since she …show more content…
Her sentences and explanation of her hook ups start short and to the point. As the story starts developing the explanations become longer and sadder. Her vocabulary becomes more negative. She wants to emotionally connect with someone but, all the boys in her school want a hook up and nothing more. This story has a dark ironic tone. Minot makes it seem as if the main character is happy at first and is doing what she wants but, we later realize that she is not doing what makes her happy. The character is just trying to fit in. Both stories “The Story of an Hour” and “Lust” the main characters are women trying to deal with the emotional roll coaster they are on. Mrs. Mallard is trying to fight off the happiness she is experiencing because of the death of her husband and this school girl is trying to convince herself that she is happy just hooking up. Which is why these stories are ironic. Most women are not filed with joy when their husbands pass. Most school girls are satisfied with just hooking up and do not want an emotional connection with any