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    “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a short prose that portrays a negative point of view of the women of the Victorian Era. It unveils a woman’s true inner conflict between reality and idealism. Marriage is viewed as a constrained and male dominant relationship. Louise Mallard is led to believe that she is a widow after being incorrectly informed of her husband’s death. She is consumed with a strong mixture of emotions. At this point Louise feels a great sense of “monstrous joy”‚ in

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    “Richards was too late… she died of a heart disease-- of joy that kills.” “The Story of an Hour”‚ by Kate Chopin‚ is about a married woman with a frail heart‚ who found freedom after her husband’s death‚ but died due to the shock of seeing her “thought to be dead” husband. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin uses optimistic imagery to state that freedom is a spark that becomes a flame to those who are binded by darkness as her main idea. She is able to convey this main idea to the readers through

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    In “The Story of an Hour‚” by Kate Chopin‚ Louise Mallard is a dynamic character who went from a state of grieving to being overjoyed by her new freedom. When she first hears of her husband’s death‚ she is overwhelmed with misery. After reflecting on what happened‚ she looked outside and realized the new life ahead of her. Louise Mallard in the beginning of the story mourned like any other house wife would. Her emotions took over her and she was “pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted

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    Theme of "The Story of an Hour" The theme of a narrative is an important concept in a story especially when the writer is trying to take a sociological position. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin is a good example in which a feminist idealism against oppression and male dominance is expressed about the limited roles of women in society during the 19th century. "Free! body and soul free!"(Chopin‚ 79) is said by Mrs. Mallard to suggest her happiness that her husband had died because she is her

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    The story of an hour-Kate Chopin 1. What malady does Mrs. Mallard suffer‚ and why would the author mention it in the first paragraph? Mrs. Mallard suffers from a heart disease. This is important to be mentioned in the first paragraph because it sets the scene for when the news of her husband’s death comes. Her heart disease is also what kills her when her “dead” husband walks through the front door at the end of the story. 2. The setting of the story is very limited; it is confined largely

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    “The Story of an Hour” is a short story written by Kate Chopin full of foreshadowing and ironic moments that finishes with an unexpected ending when Louise realizes that her husband Mr. Brently did not die. What the doctors said that killed Louise was the joy of seeing her husband alive‚ however‚ what really killed her was knowing that she would not longer be free. Right away in the first two paragraphs some foreshadowing is shown‚ Louise Mallard “was afflicted with a heart trouble”(par1)‚ and her

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    “The story of an hour” is a short story about the thoughts of a woman after she is told that her husband has died in an accident. It suggests the theme of the oppression in females is woeful and harming them so the situations they are facing should be improved. Firstly‚ after the news of Mr. Mallard’s death is conveyed. The author portrays the view outside the window. At this point Mrs. Mallard starts to have the feeling of free because her husband has died so there is no one will restrict her independence

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    Abraham Sanchez Quintana Professor Armstrong English 113F October 26‚ 2013 Lack of Love Kate Chopin shows her great skills as a writer in her short story “The Story of an Hour”. She uses irony as her greatest tool to add great characteristic right at the end of her story. She has a great way to express the setting and scenery in great detail that reaches the readers mood. Kate Chopin’s husband’s death before her becoming a writer is somehow used by her to create a realistic character that is

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    world people are fighting for their own freedom; in the story “ The Story of an Hour‚” you have a woman who finds freedom from her husband. You also have Naheed Mustafa‚ who talks about how she felt wearing her hijab in society. Bob Marley’s quote can be so relatable no matter what type of freedom you are fighting for. Many of us rather die fighting for our freedom‚ than to feel like a prisoner. For instance‚ in the story “The Story of an Hour” you have Mrs. Mallard‚ seeking for her freedom. She seems

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    right? In the short story‚ “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ Louise Mallard is a housewife that receives the opportunity to create her own identity‚ become strong and independent and embrace her newly discovered independence. First of all‚ Louise builds her own identity after the demise of her husband.

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