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Choosing between a collection of books to take the one I enjoy the most, is tough. In this case, mine is a whole new world in which not too many people seem encouraged to enter, either because they don’t enjoy reading or if the book is not of their interest. The Mara Dyer series by Michelle Hodkins is a whole new mixture between genres like mystery, suspense, romance and thriller that will keep the reader on the expectancy to know what will happen next. Mara Dyer as a 17 years old teenager has a…

Ellen Scarborough Ms. Henderson ENG102 1 February 2015 Death: A Sometimes Sad Situation In the short story, “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, rumors flew that Mrs. Louise Mallard’s husband, Brently, had been in a train collision. Her sister Josephine had been taking care of her because she was having heart problems at the time, which was called heart disease. After Richards, their family friend, delivered the news of her husband’s death, she went in to a state of shock. She then…

On average it takes 9 minutes and 35 seconds for an ambulance in New York City to reach the caller. This is 4 minutes longer than the national average. New York’s congestion problem began in the 1930s, the depressed economy put thousands of people behind the wheels of taxi cabs. Thousands of drivers chasing after few fares congested the streets of the New York boroughs and forced the city to put a restriction on the number of cabs allowed on the streets at a time. Uber, an app that allows its…

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a short story about a woman given the news of her husband’s death. While she was grieving, she starts to realize that because he is dead, she now only has to live for herself. She soon finds out that her husband is still living, while receiving this news, she passes away from “shock.” This is an example of a modern short story because it emphasizes subtle characterization rather than fast-paced plot, implies rather than state facts, emphasizes revelation…

Originally, I thought that The Story of the Hour, by Kate Chopin, was going to be about a woman losing her will to live when she found out that her husband had been killed in a horrific train accident, instead I soon came to find out that she was feeling truly trapped and unloved in her marriage. When Mrs. Mallard started whispering “free, free, free” it became very apparent that she was not looking at the inheritance that she would be receiving, instead she finally gained the right to unhide…

Why Can’t We Handle Our Freedom? The Story Of An Hour by Kate Chopin is a beautifully crafted ironic short fictional story, that revolves around our human inability to grasp our freedom. We as a species often feel trapped by the overwhelming blessing that is complete freedom. Often described by existentialists, the only thing holding us back is the barriers that we create for ourselves. This short story is able to express the excitement that is complete and utter freedom with a dark ironic…

Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour,” takes place in the late 1800s, before women were granted the right to vote. In this story, a Victorian idealistic view is placed on women. One can see the dreadful limitations women endured strictly based on women social standings and forced marriages. Many women, like Mrs. Mallard in this passage, dealt with unfit and inadequate marriages. Originally, the reader believes the reason Mrs. Mallard wishes to weep and sit alone is due to her…

The life of Kate Chopin started in a world of women. Following the tragic death of her father, the author lived with her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The late 1800s was a tumultuous time in the United States. The cultural scene of the country was changing quickly, and for the first time, women brought private and personal issues into the public domain. This author portrays the lives of women in a world controlled by male dominance while developing their individual personalities.…

story "Story of an Hour," Mrs. Mallard which is the main character, has a serious heart condition. She must be carefully informed about her husband's death, which at any moment she could die. Mrs. Mallard is depicted as being sick, in grief and being free. The theme of this story is how something tragic happens and how the news need to be delivered to Mrs. Mallard and if her heart could handle the news. The first depiction of Mrs. Mallard is her being sick. In "Story of an Hour" it states…

Author Kate Chopin argues, in "The Story of an Hour", the oppression of women by portraying individual vs. society that women used to go through when following cultural norms, Chopin helps express this argument by using literary devices which are; irony, symbolism, and imagery. Chopin uses irony in “The Story of an Hour” in order to add the effect of making the audience shocked at the sudden change of tone, and thoughts. Chopin introduces Mrs. Mallard to the story by highlighting that Mrs.…