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Cody Romano
English 120
Mrs. Keesling
September 28 2014
Critical Analysis The “Story of An Hour” teaches us to always be kind to our neighbors because you never know what someone is going through. Mrs. Mallard was a woman with a sensitive heart. When you had bad news to tell her, you did it in a way that only revealed little information on the subject. So when the news came around that her husband had passed, they did it very gently. When we analyze this story and all it’s components, it will give you a clearer concept of the story. In this Critical Analysis on “The Story of An Hour” we will analyze the theme, setting, and plot. When we analyze theme for this story, we find that the Author tries to get the message across that you have to be kind to everyone because you never know what someone is going through. I like this story because of the message it sends to you, at least that’s the message I receive from it. Analyzing theme for this story I found particularly easy because it’s a short story and the Author gets it across easy. Analyzing setting for the “Story of An Hour” was rather simple as well because it takes place in one setting for the whole story. It takes place in the Mallard’s residence and we know this because Mrs. Mallard references about how she’s going up to her room for awhile. The Author’s purpose of the setting is having Mrs. Mallard at home for this fatal news. Plot is the last component that we will analyze for the “Story of An Hour”. To analyze plot we look at the main conflict of the story and the main conflict in this story is that Mrs. Mallard has a very gentle, sensitive heart and so when we hear her husband just passed we know as readers that this isn’t good because we don’t know how she is going to be told about it. The Author’s purpose of the plot to me is to create a message to people that you have to be kind to other’s because you never know what someone is going through. I thought the Author did an excellent job

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