Symbolism in "The Story of an Hour"
Symbolism in the “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin For this lesson I read "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Although there are many literary devices used in "The Story of an Hour", I have decided to write my essay on the use of symbolism.
The literary device symbolism is a technique used to represent ideas and events by using significant or important things that stand out in the story. A few things that stood out most in the story would be the comfortable chair, and Mrs. Mallard's heart troubles. Other things used to represent symbolism in the story were the blue sky and the open window.
Mrs. Mallard had significant heart problems and this was stated in the beginning of the story. A heart is a symbol of emotional care and heart problems symbolize her emotional heart problems as it relates to her marriage. Her troubled heart was mentioned because it symbolizes her passionate hate towards her marriage and the unhappiness from day to day being in the marriage with her husband. When Mr. Mallard died, Mrs. Mallard's statement was "free! body and soul free!" and quiet whispers of "free, free, free." This lets the readers know that she was not happy in her marriage with Mr. Mallard. She felt held back from her own independence as a woman and these statements symbolize her joy for freedom. The heart trouble that afflicts Mrs. Mallard was both toward her unhappiness and with her lack of freedom in the marriage. When Mrs. Mallard sits down and reflects over her new found independence, her hearts starts pumping and the excitement of joy takes over. "There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled up one above the other in the west facing her window. This symbolized a tunnel of hope and freedom through all the hurt, pain and trouble she went through. The clouds represented the troubles and the blue sky symbolized the hope and freedom. "Light was breaking through what had been covered meaning she can finally be her
The literary device symbolism is a technique used to represent ideas and events by using significant or important things that stand out in the story. A few things that stood out most in the story would be the comfortable chair, and Mrs. Mallard's heart troubles. Other things used to represent symbolism in the story were the blue sky and the open window.
Mrs. Mallard had significant heart problems and this was stated in the beginning of the story. A heart is a symbol of emotional care and heart problems symbolize her emotional heart problems as it relates to her marriage. Her troubled heart was mentioned because it symbolizes her passionate hate towards her marriage and the unhappiness from day to day being in the marriage with her husband. When Mr. Mallard died, Mrs. Mallard's statement was "free! body and soul free!" and quiet whispers of "free, free, free." This lets the readers know that she was not happy in her marriage with Mr. Mallard. She felt held back from her own independence as a woman and these statements symbolize her joy for freedom. The heart trouble that afflicts Mrs. Mallard was both toward her unhappiness and with her lack of freedom in the marriage. When Mrs. Mallard sits down and reflects over her new found independence, her hearts starts pumping and the excitement of joy takes over. "There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled up one above the other in the west facing her window. This symbolized a tunnel of hope and freedom through all the hurt, pain and trouble she went through. The clouds represented the troubles and the blue sky symbolized the hope and freedom. "Light was breaking through what had been covered meaning she can finally be her