Mallard

Fiction Known as “prose, [such as] short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people” (“Fiction”), fiction and its stories “are a part of daily life in every culture” (Mays 46). While fiction shares some basic literary elements with poetry, such as imagery, figures of speech, symbolism, and setting, some elements are more closely associated with this genre. For instance, plot and point of view are common elements identified when analyzing fiction for an overall theme. Like…

the story by the emphasis on the expression of emotions and imagination, appreciation of external nature, individualism, and freedom against established social rules. The story delineates the series of conflicting emotions Louise Mallard goes through. At first, Louise Mallard exhibits negative…

“Study suggests you can die of a broken heart” Questions 1. Based on the study, it can be concluded that the reason for this happening is because stress hormones can overall cause a long term negative effect in regards to the heart muscle. Additionally, from the evidence researchers have discovered, the inference that can be made is that this substantial risk can result in having heart issues in the future. 2. The official name of the irregular disorder is called “Stress…

The tone that authors use in their work is crucial when allowing the audience to capture the style they are writing in so that the story is enhanced and sharpened. An interesting literary device that is constantly used is irony, which is used constantly in multiple literary works to intensify the characters, theme, and plot. There are different types of irony that authors use to have an impact on the audience. According to Approaching Literature, “Style is particularly important for the more…

Louise Mallard, who upon hearing the news of her husband’s sudden passing displays a behavior that is uncharacteristically jolly and cheerful. Not being able to fully comprehend those feelings, she tries pushing them back as they both frighten and excite her, until…

white, black, Hispanic, and so much more. I had never seen so many different colored people all in one school. I remember walking up to two women, one black, one white. Their names were Mrs. Brown and Ms. Mallard. Mrs. Brown had light orange curly hair, very tall, and a Jamaican accent. Ms. Mallard, on the other hand, had blonde curly hair, average height, no accent, and green eyes. She spoke very articulately, pronouncing each word fully. My mother and watched the two women greet us with their…

depicted as the leaders of society; they had a voice, important roles, and possessed independence. Contrastingly, women were figuratively trapped at the bottom of the gender patriarchy and their identity and liberty ceased to exist upon marriage. Louise Mallard, the protagonist in The Story of an Hour, is shown to live with the deep suffrage of not only marriage, but a chronic heart condition. She becomes pessimistic about her life because of the way her husband imposed his dominance. Louise’s…

Because of this shock of truth, she dies from, “the joy that kills” (Chopin 236). In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, a reoccurring theme that the author conveys throughout the short story is the desire to be free. Mrs. Louise Mallard is a symbol of women of her time which displays the theme of desiring freedom. The approximate time period for this short story…

In “The Story of an Hour” The reader proceeds through a journey. The journey is the travelling through thoughts and emotions in Mrs. Mallards (Louise) mind. The journey only takes an hour, so the story moves along quickly. Louise seemed to process the news of her husband’s death without an initial element of disbelief and shock; she is quick to accept it. As a reader it makes her appear cold and unloving. She moves right into the reaction of grieving for her spouse. This seems more real to us,…

Women have found themselves confined into gender norms for as long as mankind has existed. Women have especially found themselves bonded together in the struggles they face in marriage. For centuries now, women have been told to be seen but not heard, to quit their jobs and raise the children, and to be subservient to their spouses. The different struggles that a woman faces in a marriage can be depicted through the three short stories: “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, “Astronomer’s Wife” by…