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    Ayodeji Ilesanmi Ms. Pape English 1302.626 February 23‚ 2012 Part One: Alternate ending to “The Story of an Hour” “Someone was opening the front door with a latchkey‚ it was Brently Mallard who entered‚ a little travel stained‚ composedly carrying his grip-sack and umbrella. He had been far from the scene of the accident‚ and did not even know there had been one. He stood amazed at Josephine ’s piercing cry; at Richards ’ quick motion to screen him from the view of his wife” (Chopin‚ 16).

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    The story of an hour What is important about the title? The title is important as it emphasizes the fact that she lives her whole life in the space of this one hour. What are the conflicts in "The Story of an Hour"? What types of conflict (physical‚ moral‚ intellectual‚ or emotional) do you see in this story? The conflicts in The story of an Hour are mainly emotional‚ as you see her having an emotional battle with herself within the story‚ as the power of the emotions overwhelmed her and

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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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    ”: 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 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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    The Story of an Hour By Kate Chopin Although the readers and I am aware of the cause of Mrs. Mallard death‚which was heart trouble‚ I believe that her death troubles were more then that. The readers should understand that joy of independence‚ oppression‚ and disappointment was involved in her death. It is shocking to Know that these characteristics played a role in her death until you read between the lines. When Louise hears from Josephine and Bentley of her husband’s death‚ she

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    In Kate Chopin’s story of an hour‚ many questions arose in one’s mind. The controversial plot and twist did much for the reader’s imagination. “Chopin’s story was controversial from the beginning. It was rejected for publication by both Vogue and Century magazines as "a threat to family and home.” (Line 4-5). Only after her next successful work was published did Vogue publish the story. Having a big name magazine company reject her literary work because it was looked upon as threatful shows just

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    Genres “Story of an Hour” Prompt The Story of an Hour From the 1894 to now there has been a little battle within the short story “The Story of an Hour”‚ written by Kate Chopin. From its date of publication in Vogue Magazine it began with the title of “The Dream of an Hour” and then had been made into a film titled “The Joy that Kills”. Even though all these titles seem to be fit for Chopin’s piece they all did not accurately represent the story to the fullest. “The Story of an Hour” is the

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    literary approach is what I’m going to use for Kate Chopin’s on The Story of an Hour. The best definition I can give for literary approach is a literary approach is a way of looking at literature i.e. how you read a piece of literature. This approach has interested me for this story and it will be the approach I will be using for it. When I read this story I found the use of the term persona used for it. This is when the teller of the story is referred into it or the narrator of the poem may or may not

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