Eight-hour day

wedding dress the rest of her life, locked up in a world full of obsession. Mrs. Havisham’s heart was broken on the day of her wedding when her fiance didn’t show up and left her. Moreover, after this catastrophe she set all the clocks in her huge, old mansion to twenty minutes to nine. The woman imprisoned in a room filled with spider webs, dust and the very cake for her wedding day. Dressed in rich materials- satins, lace and silks-…

in her stories. The title shows the importance of this part of her story, which is the only part of their lives that is worth telling. Though many devices are used in Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour,” three become more apparent in her development of her short story. The devices used in the “Story of an Hour” are the symbol of Louies’ heart trouble which is both emotional and physical, theme of freedom from oppression, and her use of irony through death. For instance, Chopin makes it known right…

Literary Techniques In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman the use of symbolism is used to tell the story. In both stories, the readers can infer that these stories where written back when had no rights in the 1800s. Louise mallard is the protagonist of the short story. Louise's interment to her room following the news of Brently's death is a representation for the course of her life so far. “Story of an Hour,” symbolism can be read throughout…

In “The Story of an Hour”, Kate Chopin uses many forms of irony. When using irony, Chopin adds another dimension to the story. These types of irony include, situational, dramatic, and verbal irony. Situational irony is used at the very end of the story. This is after Mr. Mallard “died”, Mrs. Mallard died and Mr. Mallard did not. This was ironic because it was not expected. Another instance of situational irony is when Mr. Mallard “dies”, Mrs. Mallard cries because she is “happy”. This is…

The Ghost Belonged to Me by Richard Peck is a short novel about a boy named Alexander Armsworth who lives in Bluff City, Louisiana in 1913. Alexander is a normal 13-year-old boy, living a normal life, until one day he is informed by one of his classmates that her mother can see ghosts and has “seen” one in Alexander’s family shed. This turns out to be the ghost of a young girl (Inez Dumaine) and her dog Trixie. Alexander becomes a local hero after Inez warns him of an accident about to happen,…

Author, Kate Chopin, in her short story, The Story of an Hour, conveys very beautifully Mrs. Louise Mallard’s both love and hate for her husband, Mr. Brently Mallard. She makes just choices when she closes the door of her room to stay alone for some time, so that she could collect her thoughts and react to the news. It seems that her husband, Brently would not allow her to leave the house or have friends. She was isolated from the whole world. It is implied therefore she is happy when he is dead…

Although “The Storm” is told from a third person omniscient point of view, “The Adulterous Wife” is told from the first person peripheral point of view. “The Adulterous Wife” is a poem that tells a story of a married woman that cheats on her husband from an overseer’s point of view. The wife is a static character and does not change throughout the poem. McClave depicts a flash back to inform readers she has done this before and does not plan on changing: “She lies and cheats and do the sins that…

tragic news changed her life at such a young age, but being the oldest she knew she would have to step up to the plate and be mature. Life was not rainbows and unicorns, she worked at three different jobs in order to be financially stable. There were days in which she wanted to give up yet, she knew that at the end all her hard work would be a benefit to the future of her siblings. Since the kids were in school she made it her priority to attend everything she needed to in order for them to be…

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin was an eye-opening story that brought up issues that many women can relate to. Learning some of the background about the time period when this story was written helped me understand where Kate Chopin was coming from as she wrote. She died before women gained the right to vote in 1920. The fact that she had limited rights as a woman and a wife during her life had an impact on the stories she wrote, especially “The Story of an Hour”. The purpose of the story…

In "The Dead", James Joyce explores the character of Gabriel. Joyce goes into detail about Gabriel's emotions and his thoughts. Joyce uses literary techniques to present those emotions and Gabriel's character. Joyce uses imagery to describe the scenes that Gabriel experiences. For instance, "Gabriel, leaning on his elbow, looked for a few moments unresentfully on her tangled hair and half-open mouth, listening to her deep-drawn breath." This quote and its imagery gives insight to Gabriel's…