English 102 09‚ February 2012 Freedom and Confinement In “The Story of an Hour”‚ Kate Chopin showed how even the news of someone else’s death‚ if told the wrong way‚ can be lethal. Louis Mallard was described as a woman who has heart troubles. Louis’s sister told her‚ her husband has died in a railroad disaster. At first Louis was overwhelmed with sadness and despair‚ but after crying for some time‚ she begins to imagine the years ahead; on her own without anyone to oppress her. She is overjoyed
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“The Story of an Hour‚” written by Kate Chopin‚ is set in the last decade of the 19th century. In the story‚ a woman‚ Louise Mallard‚ learns of her husband’s death in a rail accident from a close friend. As the story develops‚ Mrs. Mallard copes with her husband’s death in many ways. The setting and time period of the story affect the reader much more than any of the other elements of fiction‚ and life in the 1890s was drastically different than the life we know today. Therefore‚ if it is not understood
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Kate Chopin begins The Story of an Hour with foreshadowing‚ which allows the audience to interpret the chronological events of the short story while alluding to the ending in a very subtle way. This device gives us an insight into the sensitivity of the minor characters emotions with a questioning insight on the main character. Foreshadowing is used in the beginning when Kate Chopin writes‚ “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble‚ great care was taken to break to her as gently
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Literature Professor Joan Golding 10-16-2011 “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber both captured my interest from the very beginning. These short stories represent gender roles and marriage. They both are about married couples with controlling mates. “The Story of an Hour” is about a young married woman and how she reacts to the news of her husband dying in a train accident. The story takes place in the home of the young woman‚ Mrs. Mallard
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“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a story about Mrs. Mallard who has been told about the news her husband’s death. Surprisingly‚ instead of being weak or mournful about the news‚ she decides to lock herself alone in a room and responds to the news as a sign of her independent life. As a result‚ Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard’s secret excitement about the news of her husband’s death suggests that under the marriage institution‚ women are forced to be obedient and can gain
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Short stories are one of the many different forms of fiction writing that can be used to create different worlds and realities that we may not be able to experience in real life. In this case‚ Kate Chopin’s‚ The Story of an Hour is a great example of a plot twist that carries a powerful punch. The sudden altered outcome can leave a reader shocked and intrigued. However this sort of impact isn’t possible had the story not had a strong point-of-view‚ characters‚ setting‚ symbolism or plot. All of
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The Story of an Hour‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ is dramatic story of the taste of freedom. The social context of the story gives the reader a glimpse into the eyes of an average woman back in the nineteenth century. The plot is furthered through the symbols that are in the description of the character and setting. This woman‚ Mrs Mallard‚ is seen as a deceitful woman if seen through the scope of the twenty first century. The Story of an Hour accurately portrays the difficulties of being a wife in the
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The Story of an Hour: The Hope of Freedom but The Confinement of the Heart Though her heart was confined‚ her soul longed for freedom. Louise Mallard was given the tragic news of her husband’s death. Frail and weekend from heart trouble‚ she found an unusual hope that would soon lead down the stairs of no return. In “The Story of an Hour”‚ Kate Chopin examines the anticipation for a newfound freedom through‚ thoughts of fear‚ feelings of salvation‚ and the effects of the reality that it will never
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In the “Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin establishes the theme of freedom and confinement. The author focuses on Mrs. Mallard’s tragic hour of trying to find her own individuality. Chopin employs various symbols conveying them to the themes of freedom and confinement. Mrs. Mallard‚ who has a weak heart‚ lives a secluded life‚ maybe a boring one until one day. In one afternoon‚ Mrs. Mallard receives news about Mr. Mallard’s death. From this moment‚ she goes through emotions that question her marriage
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“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin depicts the struggles women have to endure‚ and their emotional outcome. In the story‚ Mrs. Mallard struggles with her husband’s death‚ a death that supposedly happened in a rail road disaster. She deals with injustice and unhappiness from being a wife in 1894. The sorrow she feels for her husband’s death quickly fades away when she realizes she is now free; free to live for herself and not others. “The Story of an Hour”
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