Story of an Hour Allegorical treatment of marriage in the 19th century
Allegory and explain: An allegory is a story that has a dual meaning as in “The Story of an Hour.” The allegorical symbol in this story is heart trouble. She is presumed to have a weak heart. But in actuality it is a broken one.
Setting 19th century explain: In the 19th century women had an obligation to take care of the children, house, and their husbands. Husbands made all the decisions for their families (wife and children). Women where to be seen and not heard. They had no say so in their welfare (clothes they wore, house they lived in, bedroom they slept in, their inner thoughts was not heard). A woman day was started the same way every day. Women didn’t have any autonomy and or independence. They were not allowed to be self-sufficient unless they were widows.
Characters: Everyone treats Mrs. Mallard as if she was weakest individual in the world. Everybody knows what is best for Mrs. Mallard except Mrs. Mallard. Josephine, Brently, and Mrs. Mallard have a parent child relationship. Josephine, Mrs. Mallards, sister takes the role her of her mother and Brently, Mr. Mallard, takes the role as her father instead of her husband.
Brently was a good provider, loved his wife, and was very devoted to her. He wanted …show more content…
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard was a fine for their times. It was a typical marriage. Mr. Mallard loved Mrs. Mallard and she stated so, “…the face that had never looked save with love upon her. “When two people get married you have to live for that other person. Both have to compromisetoo much compromise from one person makes that person tired or resent the other. That person doesn’t compromise that makes that person a slacker or don’t care…. (1) give and compromises gets tired, (2) takers give enough to stay around. Both have to have a voice or right to be heard or expression or say so or