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In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, a young woman named Mrs. Mallard becomes depressed when hearing about the death of husband, for a little bit. After thinking about the death of her husband, she starts to feel joy. She realizes that she is now a free woman and can do the things that she has always wanted to do without him. She thinks about her new life and future and is carefree. After joyfully thinking about her future, she goes down stairs to find out her husband is alive. Mrs. Mallard…

also. Their attitudes can change depending on the situation and they set the tone of the story. They also reveal how the author feels about a certain subject and it is the reader’s job to identify it. In Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of An Hour” she writes of a women who finds a newfound freedom prior to her husbands supposed death. In the story Chopin uses diction, character responses, and character thoughts to express her thoughts on men and women’s marital role. Kate Chopin’s…

Sometimes joy can be the collapse of you. As proven in the ‘The Story Of An Hour’. The MC (Ms. Mallard) is hearing of a news that her husband has died. Her sister with her husband try to explain it to her. As Ms. Mallard suffers from a weak heart they don't want to overwork herself and explain it gently. Though could this be too much for her? Ms. Mallard at first seems to be remorseful, but attitude quickly changes. In paragraph 11 it says “Her pulses beat fast and the coursing blood warmed…

Freedom and Independence in “The Story of An Hour” In her short story “The Story of An Hour,” Kate Chopin shines a light on early feminism. Her 1894 story illustrates a woman who was restricted and had hardship due to her marriage. After being faced with a tragic death, the woman becomes enlightened and begins to feel freedom. Kate Chopin uses “The Story of an Hour” to display a woman’s response to an unhappy, oppressive marriage and the chance of freedom and independence. Louise Millard has…

Throughout the late 19th century women questioned the domineering patriarchal society of the time and demanded augmented rights and freedom. In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin, through Mrs. Mallard’s experience with her husband’s death, contemplates the existence and effects of societal biases towards women and the harmful attributes of marriage as an institution. In particular, Chopin employs the downstairs section at the beginning to characterize society's notion of Mrs. Mallard as feeble…

The name of this story is “The Story of an Hour.” This book was written by Kate Chopin on April 19, 1894. It was published on December 6, 1894 by Vogue magazine. Kate is considered to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century. I believe the intended audience would be women who might feel trapped in their current situations. This story tells about the feelings Mrs. Mallard had toward her husband's death. At first, she was truly upset about his death. After thinking about it,…

Amanda M. Baxter Professor Buchanan English 1020 October 25, 2014 How Chopin uses the Character Louise Mallard to Portray the Perplexity of her own Life In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin demonstrates the devastating effects of the oppression of women through the heart stopping story of the Louise Mallard. Louise Mallard has a seemingly pleasant life with her husband, Brently. The setting of the home along with Brently Mallards’ “gripsack” suggest they are not in poverty (Chopin 308). The…

Of the four short stories that we read I found that the story that resonated with me the most would be “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. I found it very interesting that the story all took place in an hour, mainly because it is rather action packed, with multiple deaths and plenty of details. It shocks me to think about how Mrs. Louise Mallard was planning her life without her husband without any confirmation that he had died except for the word of her husbands friend who had heard of the…

In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," we see a marriage that is complicated by the fact Louise feels constrained in the marriage. The relationship Louise has with her husband appears to be a normal one as the story begins. She is distraught and appears saddened by the news that her husband has been killed in an accident going so far as to weep “with sudden, wild abandonment” when told (Chopin). The marriage between the two is loving, but Louise feels trapped in it. We see a wife grieve for…

In the short story “At the ’Cadian Ball,” Kate Chopin depicts a seemingly perfect society with guidelines, which are articulated and unspoken, that binds everyone to their place in the hierarchy. Many of these guidelines, are made to prevent any form of free thought. They severely impede women’s lives in particular. Clarisse and Calixta are two women who struggle during this time to find and act on their ideas and thoughts. Through their personalities and their interactions with one another,…