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    If we compare "Clever Manka" and "Story of An Hour" we see that both are short stories whereas "Gaslight" is a movie. All of the three arts of work have women as protagonist. These three stories also involve a husband and a wife. The main character of "Clever Manka" is Manka who is the daughter of a shepherd. She is very clever‚ quick in decision making and very just. Louise is the main character of "Story of An Hour". She is a heart patient and she is very emotional and the main character of "Gaslight"

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    The Story of an Hour - Oppression The Story of an Hour is a very emotional story. Mrs. Mallard‚ who suffers from heart problems‚ learns of the death of her husband from her sister. Her husband Brently was believed to have died in a tragic railroad accident. After she is informed of her husband’s death‚ at first she is devastated. She locks herself in an upstairs room to mourn her beloved husband. But as she begins to comprehend her husband’s death‚ she is filled with joy‚ as she has finally been

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    “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin (1894) In “The Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard who “was afflicted with a heart trouble” goes through a lot of mixed emotions after hearing that her husband died in a railroad accident. Kate Chopin uses symbolism‚ figurative language and irony properly to describe Mrs. Mallard’s feelings and emotions through the story. Mrs. Mallard also feels that she has been trapped in a marriage where she was prisoner of her husband and realizes that it is time for her

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    Prompt 2: Ideas about Status of Women in Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” and “The Story of an Hour” Prior to the finish of Victorian era‚ marriage was tantamount to a master-and-slave relationship. The part of the woman in the marriage was negligible. The woman’s place was in the house‚ nurturing the kids‚ cleaning the house‚ and doing other womanly assignments. Fastened to their husbands‚ marriage progressed toward becoming jail to many women; the main means of breaking free from these bonds being the

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    Elijah Brown Study of Lit Eng 213 Close Reading on The Story of An Hour In the short story‚ “The Story of An Hour” written by Kate Chopin‚ Mrs. Mallard the main character‚ finds out that her husband has been killed on a train accident. However‚ the narrator tells us that Mrs. Mallord has heart trouble. Mrs. Mallard then leaves her sister Josephine and Richard to get privacy in her bedroom. Why it is that Mrs. Mallard began to feel free the more she came to her senses that her husband was no

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    The Interlopers and The Story of an Hour have many differences‚ but they do have some similarities that are usually overlooked. These similarities are usually overlooked because these stories are very different from each other; one is gloomy and stormy while the other is sunshiny and happy. This essay points out these similarities and differences. The Characters are very different in many ways. In The Interlopers‚ the main characters are both male‚ they are enemies turned friends and die together

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    In the short story “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin‚ the theme of oppression on women is strongly shown. Throughout the story‚ the protagonist‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ goes through several different emotions and has to learn to cope with them on her own. To begin‚ Mrs. Mallard’s husband supposedly had died in an accident at the railroad tracks. Her sister Josephine broke the news to her‚ and initially Mrs. Mallard was very upset and troubled. The situation seemed as if she was over the major

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    In The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin‚ the idea that independence is something that many humans want to accomplish and maintain in their life is expressed. The reason for this is that achieving a life that is established purely on self-determination is a natural instinct for humans. Kate Chopin expresses this idea in The Story of an Hour through characterization‚ but more clearly through Louise Mallard. Mrs. Millard had just heard the news that a railroad accident has killed her husband by her sister

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    Essay about the "Story Of an Hour" Irony and Abuse The story of an Hour was written by the American writer Kate Chopin who was an author of short stories and novels. She is now considered to have been a precursor of feminist authors of the 20th century. The Story Of an Hour is about a woman who suffers from the repression of her husband. This story reflects what Chopin felt toward the customs of the age. This story covers many ironic moments; besides‚ it shows the abuse which

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    “The Story of an Hour” The story of an hour’s theme is about freedom. It tells about how Mrs. Mallard feels about freedom. The message it sends is that freedom can be stripped away from you within a small amount of time‚ and how it can come unexpectedly. The word free starts to repeat in Mrs. Mallard’s head and soon she starts to say it over and over. In the story her sister‚ Josephine was the one who told Mrs. Mallard about the death of her husband. Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble so they took great

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