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    “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman are two well written short stories that entail both similarities and differences. Both short stories were written in the late 1800’s early 1900’s and depict the era when women were viewed less important than men. The protagonist in each story is a woman‚ who is confined in solitary due to the men in their lives. The narrator in “A Rose for Emily” is the mutual voice of the townspeople of Jefferson‚ while

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    “The story on an hour”‚ A short story published by Kate Chopin In 1894. From the beginning‚ we as the readers are introduced to the protagonist’s health problem with her heart. Subsequently‚ her husband has just “passed away” in a railroad accident‚ and her sister wants to break to her the news as gently they can. So then‚ right after hearing that‚ Mrs. Mallard proceeds to feel “wild abandonment” (Chopin 428). That feeling quickly changed as she now began to feel a sense of relief and freedom because

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    Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written at a very controversial time period: the women’s rights movement. While this book serves as a predominant feminist text‚ it clearly outlines the voices of changing ideals. As written by literary analyst Jurgen Wolter in ““The Yellow Wallpaper” The Ambivalence of Changing Discourses‚” the text has been “approached from various other perspectives‚ ranging from biographical‚ deconstructive‚ reader’s response‚ genre studies.” In “The Yellow Wallpaper‚” there are

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    Book Report on The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour is a short novel written by Kate Chopin and selected from Cassill‚ R. V. The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction (4th Edition). The story mainly tells us about physical changes and emotions of Mrs. Mallard after being informed about the death of her husband. Chopin (1851—1904) was born in St. Louis. She married her husband at twenty in New Orleans. But it was after the death of her husband that she started her literary career. In her

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    Mrs. Mallard In "The story of an Hour" Kate Chopin describes a young women ’s response towards her husband ’s death. The opinions that the reader will have from the story will vary on person to person due to personal experiences. The experience and wisdom that I have gained throughout my life help me understand‚ relate and even despise Mrs. Mallard ’s character. On the other hand I feel pity for Mrs. Mallards. I think she felt trapped in a situation that she found to be inescapable. She felt lonely

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    English Composition II 11 January 2011 The Story of an Hour Analysis In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ it is demonstrated that life for a woman was quite difficult towards the end of the 19th century. Mrs. Mallard is given the news that her husband‚ Mr. Mallard‚ is killed in a railroad incident. Her reaction is quite shocking. This story explains that both freedom and life should both exist side by side. To properly interpret this short story‚ it is summed up of how woman were treated

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    The Story of an Hour Introduction: 1. Introduce about the author‚ Kate Chopin and her poet “The Story of an Hour”‚ also talk about the background and setting (late 1900s in Missouri)‚ and main character (Mrs. Mallard)… _ Women back in 1900s were living very dependent; freedom was what they always dreamed of. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin introduces to the reader Louis Mallard‚ a typical woman back in 1900s and her dream of freedom. 2. Thesis statement: your point of view and what you

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    ”: Who shall prevent Mrs. Mallard not to live freely and artlessly? Symbolism in “The Story of an Hour” In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ the writer uses several meaningful symbols in order to relay a feeling of joy‚ surprise‚ desire‚ and sympathy. Mrs. Mallard‚ who was an ill-hearted‚ decided to enter her room alone after she had heard the news of her husband’s death. “She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same‚ with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance

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    The Story of an Hour is a story about a woman who does not grieve‚ but is overjoyed by having no more husband to hold her back. The author shows throughout the story the feeling and the projected path by using various literary devices such as metaphors and the way they are dictated‚ as well as tone. These present the story in the way the author meant to‚ and are present to describe certain emotions‚ and create different scenes. This story has a good use of metaphors to show how the widowed

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    The deeper meaning of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” gives the reader a sense of Mrs. Mallard’s new life after her husband’s death and is represented in many ways throughout the story. I think that Louise finally gets to experience the freedom and happiness that she’s wanted her entire lifetime but couldn’t have because of her husband being around. When she spends the hour in the chair in front of the open window‚ she feels a change that makes her realize that she is finally going to get her

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