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In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, the main character Louis Mallard's heart trouble which eventually kills her. This heart trouble is a symbol of her unhappiness with her marriage lack of freedom. It was to no surprise when Louis found out her husband (Brently) was in fact alive she had a heart attack. This heart episode was a symbol of her surprised by yet dismayed reaction to her husband’s arrival. Although the doctor deemed it a death due to happiness, it was more of a death due to a…

Kate Chopin's first child was born on May 22, 1871. Twenty-three years after the birth of her first son, Kate Chopin wrote the following account of her childbirth experience: I can remember yet that hot southern day on Magazine Street in New Orleans. The noises of the street coming through the open windows, that heaviness with which I dragged myself about; my husband's and mother's solicitude; old Alexandrine the quadroon nurse with her high bandana tignon, her hoop-earrings and placid smile;…

Dreams are Impossible Dreams sometimes doesn’t exists until you work hard to get it. “Love in L.A” and “The story of an hour” both has almost similar traits in both characters Mrs. Mallard and Jake, like dreaming of happiness, freedom and living in a luxurious life. And that both were selfish and they weren’t thankful to god that one of them has a house to sleep in and the other has a car unlike so many people. People thought that when Mrs. Mallard’s husband died that she is sad all the time…

The female protagonist in “The Story of an Hour” and “A Rose for Emily” share a struggle of being their own person. During this time, women face limitations in a society that hold them back. Louise Mallard and Emily Grierson share similarities of being under the control of men, the time period, and the idea of repression. First of all, in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Louise Mallard is a woman who longs to get away from her marriage. In the beginning, Louise finds out that her husband…

Every person during their lifetime has experienced a feeling of pain, or distress after losing a family member. However, “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin shows the reader how an upsetting situation, like the death of a loved one, can be turned into an ironic event. This story revolves around a context where the loss of a family member turns into a joyful event for the main character, but then becomes the reason of the main character’s death. Therefore, the feelings that the main…

My spouse and I were sitting in the surgery waiting room as my eight-year-old son was having his feet worked on. My spouse remarked on how wonderful and warm, an older (60s) woman was as she passed him coming into the waiting room and said "hi." A specialist came into the waiting room, motioned the woman over, and talked about how her spouse's surgery was going. The woman's outward appearance in a flash transformed from a grinning warm individual to obvious shaken. She started to cry, dried…

The narrator’s point of view in the story is limited. The readers learn in the beginning of the story whose thoughts and feelings are described. In lines 1-3, Chopin states “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, ...news of her husband’s death.” “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break her as gently as possible” (line 1-2). The evidence shows that Josephine and Richards expect Mrs.Mallard to react in a dismal way. Mrs.…

n “The Story of an Hour,” Mrs. Mallard spends a long hour thinking about how her life would change without her husband and many of her thoughts reflect the Feminist Theory. There are several examples that make the readers realize that she has feministic characteristics. Louise was relieved with the death of her husband, she did not have as many freedoms as her husband, and in the story she did not always talk about a man. First of all, Louise almost felt a sense of relief when she found out…

Unlike today, woman typically did not express their true inner feelings. In Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour”, a woman rejoices with the thought of her husband no longer being around. His death results in her realization of freedom of which the excitement possesses her and makes it easy for her to embrace. Ultimately, the excitement kills her. In the beginning of the short story, we learn that Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble. Mrs. Mallard; physical heart troubles symbolize her…

The Famous Shipwreck Of The Lusitania Have you ever been in a shipwreck and survived? Only 761 people did in the historical event in 1915 during the shipwreck of the Lusitania. There are many ideas on how the author empathizes with the readers to the passengers on the Lusitania. In the passage, there are many details on how the author empathizes the reader to the passengers. The first example,” She must have felt glamorous to be traveling to England on a ship as grand as a New York hotel.”…