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    The Story of an Hour Janet Murphy ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor Jennifer Thompson June 16‚ 2014 The literary work being discussed is The Story of an Hour. It was written by Kate Chopin in 1894. Mrs. Mallard is portrayed as a typical nineteenth-century wife‚ one who is weak and submissive who changes into an independent‚ confident person who believes herself freed by her husband ’s death. This story deals with the theme of a woman’s loss of identity in marriage and how

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    The Story of an Hour: My Evaluation Name School The Story of an Hour: My Evaluation Introduction “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ set in the 19th century‚ explores the emotional roller coaster a young married woman with a heart condition endures in a one hour time period after learning that her husband had allegedly died in a train wreck. Louise Mallard‚ initially saddened by the news of her husband’s death‚ suddenly feels an overwhelming sense of relief and happiness. Her happiness

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    Summary and Response The desire of freedom definitely comes with an immense price. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin describes her main character‚ Louise Mallard‚ as a freedom seeking housewife‚ trapped in an unwanted marriage with her husband Brently Mallard. She soon after gets granted the gift of freedom when she finds out her husband had been in a train accident‚ which ironically Kate Chopin’s father died of the same tragic death. With Kate Chopin’s unique writing style‚ she has been a

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    Narrative Elements in the Short Story: The Story of an Hour Tanya Patterson Prof. Emily Benson September 15‚ 2014 Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story: The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour written by Kate Chopin in 1894 the reader should zone in on the main character Mrs. Mallard ’s thoughts and not so much on the excitement of the story but the ending. The insights of different literary elements such as the point of view and tone make this short story omniscient and subtle yet cruel

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    Alexander Tesfazgi Professor Calderone English 1301-81062 November 12‚ 2015 The Story of an Hour: The Misfortunate Wife The author of “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin‚ wrote this story at a time when women were considered as second-class citizens with no right to vote. The story depicts Mrs. Mallard as a woman who was trapped in a social institution called marriage. Even though her husband loved her‚ she was not happy in her marriage. She was oppressed in her marriage. Her voice was never heard

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    Louise Mallard’s Power Hour Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a short story that speaks wonders in its one thousand words. The unique reaction of Chopin’s character‚ Louise Mallard‚ to her husband’s supposed death and her resulting death upon seeing him walk through the door allows for various interpretations to be made by readers. Through the events and thoughts of Louise embodied in the story‚ Chopin implies the oppression and lack of independence in Louise’s marriage and the joyful freedom

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    Gervanna Stephens Instructor – Mrs. Lucinda Peart ENGL331 – Literary Criticism 6 December 2011 Feminism and its function in a critical reading of the short stories The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the poem “Poem in Praise of Menstruation” by Lucille Clifton. The Feminist movement began as an attempt to underscore the despotism of the patriarchal society that is reflected exceedingly in literature and permit women to be established as

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    In the 1890’s when Chopin lived‚ and wrote “The story of an hour” women were not equal. They did not have a life outside of their duties to the man in charge; whether it is their father‚ brother‚ or husband.  The realization that her husband had not been killed in the train accident‚ therefor “When the doctors came‚ they said she had died of heart disease—of the joy that kills.” (Chopin 607)  Overwhelming feelings of freedom‚ and then that loss of freedom are what killed Mrs. Mallard. Not what the

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    "What is the joy that kills?” The Story of an hour” is a short story written by late nineteenth century author Kate Chopin. The story is an untold reality of the way marriages were during the time period. Mrs. Louise Mallard is the main character of the story; Mrs. Mallard is a depressed middle aged woman whom recently discovers her husband has passed due to a railroad accident. Instead of becoming more depressed she actually becomes relieved. While Mrs. Mallard is weighing on the positive outcomes

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    late 1800’s‚ who wrote the short story‚ “The Story of an Hour”. She uses a pathetic appeal to invoke her audience’s emotions. She emphasizes certain emotions to get her readers to actually feel what it is like to be relieved of being trapped in a marriage where you do not have your own free will. “The Story of an Hour” is similar to the personal experience of Chopin’s mother‚ Eliza O’Flaherty. In the book “Unveiling Kate Chopin” written by Emily Toth‚ she writes that ““The Story of an Hour” can be

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