"The Story of an Hour" and "The Storm"
Marriage is not a game. Marriage is the union of two people who want to be together forever, so you should make the right decision before marriage. Couples in a marriage must be faithful and respected among them. According to the story and the attitude of women, we can see that Kate Chopin wrote their stories according to the nineteenth century. "The Story of an Hour" and "The Storm" are two great stories written by Kate Chopin, which express different attitudes of two women in their marriage. These two stories are very similar in several ways, but they also have many differences.
The stories are similar because both are about a married woman which does not seem very happy and satisfied in their marriage. In both, the woman is the …show more content…
Calixta proactively breaks her marital vows to find happiness, whereas Mallard does not realize she is unhappy until her husband dies. So there are some major plot differences there. Calixta is seeking happiness and Mallard discovers it by accident. Another difference between both stories is plot. In "The Story of An Hour," the sequence of the story moves very quickly and the impact of the ending is greater, "When the doctors came they said she died of heart disease-of joy that kills." ("Story" 41) In "The Storm," the plot of the story is highly developed. It starts out with the foreshadowing of the storm, then the strong storm, and finally the calmness. This can be seen in the ending, "So the storm passed and everyone was happy." ("Storm" 338) In both stories the reader can see there are several differences and similarities. In the two of the short stories, the conflicts occur within the characters’ mind. In “The Storm”, Calixta struggled with her inner desire and emotion to commit adultery. Mrs. Mallard also faced internal conflict whether she should grief of her husband’s death or should she feel a sense of freedom and happy with the
Marriage is not a game. Marriage is the union of two people who want to be together forever, so you should make the right decision before marriage. Couples in a marriage must be faithful and respected among them. According to the story and the attitude of women, we can see that Kate Chopin wrote their stories according to the nineteenth century. "The Story of an Hour" and "The Storm" are two great stories written by Kate Chopin, which express different attitudes of two women in their marriage. These two stories are very similar in several ways, but they also have many differences.
The stories are similar because both are about a married woman which does not seem very happy and satisfied in their marriage. In both, the woman is the …show more content…
Calixta proactively breaks her marital vows to find happiness, whereas Mallard does not realize she is unhappy until her husband dies. So there are some major plot differences there. Calixta is seeking happiness and Mallard discovers it by accident. Another difference between both stories is plot. In "The Story of An Hour," the sequence of the story moves very quickly and the impact of the ending is greater, "When the doctors came they said she died of heart disease-of joy that kills." ("Story" 41) In "The Storm," the plot of the story is highly developed. It starts out with the foreshadowing of the storm, then the strong storm, and finally the calmness. This can be seen in the ending, "So the storm passed and everyone was happy." ("Storm" 338) In both stories the reader can see there are several differences and similarities. In the two of the short stories, the conflicts occur within the characters’ mind. In “The Storm”, Calixta struggled with her inner desire and emotion to commit adultery. Mrs. Mallard also faced internal conflict whether she should grief of her husband’s death or should she feel a sense of freedom and happy with the