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    Story of an Hour

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    In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”‚ the author uses many themes throughout the passage to shows different aspects of a wife’s change from a dedicated married woman to a liberated free-woman and again into her death. Many themes are present throughout the passage‚ but to some the strongest theme is the processes in which the protagonist uses in her grieving. This theme coupled with strong diction emphasize this change and really create a wonderful sub-plot. Chopin uses these stylistic techniques

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    Story of an Hour

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    The Story of an Hour In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin it starts off by letting you some of the characters such as her sister Josephine and her husband’s friend Richards. They also make sure they to let you know that Mrs. Mallard‚ the main character in the story‚ “was afflicted with a heart trouble and that great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death” (Chopin 71). After reading this sentence I began to wonder how she was going to take the news

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    Mallard's Emotions

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    “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is an intriguing story that focuses on the feelings of a recently widowed woman. It takes place in the late 1800’s in the home of a Mrs. Mallard. The story brings us through the rollercoaster of emotions that Mrs. Mallard goes threw when she hears of her husband’s sudden death. From the moment she finds out about her husbands death until the end of the story Mrs. Mallards reactions continuously defy the social expectations of her time. From the beginning of

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    Story of an Hour Response

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    A response to “The Story of An Hour” By Kate Chopin Kate Chopin’s short story titled “The Story of An Hour” focuses on the life-changing events that transpire within an hour in the life of a certain Louise Mallard‚ before ultimately leading to her demise. The story begins as the news of her husband’s death is broken to Mrs. Mallard‚ with utmost care‚ as apparently she suffers from a heart disease. Although‚ over stricken with grief and sadness at first‚ soon she comes to accept the incident

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    During Kate Chopin’s marriage she resided in Louisiana where the laws favored the husband in a type of patriarchal code. At the time women were subjected to a lesser role and the husband’s will was freely imposed upon their wives. In “The Story of an Hour” much of Chopin’s desire for the prospect of freedom is reflected to us through the character of Mrs. Mallard. The societal norms of the late 1800’s dictated that women would assume the feminine role and live for their husbands; as a woman’s place

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    Kate Chopin wrote a short story called “The Story of an Hour.” This story started out by tell about a women‚ named Mrs. Mallard‚ who had heart issues. Her husband had been working one day where a huge accident happened and killed many people. Mrs. Mallard’s sister and her husband’s friend were trying to break the news to her gently because her heart couldn’t take the information well. Once she found out she locked herself into her room‚ looked out the window sobbing and saying “free‚ free‚ free.”

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    Mallard's Oppression

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    Kate Chopin is author of “The Story Of An Hour” that is about a woman named Louis Mallard receiving the news that her husband‚ Brently Mallard‚ has died in a railroad crash. With Louis suffering from heart disease‚ her sister‚ Josephine‚ gently relays the message. Louis went through mood changes as she went from a grieving wife to a free soul. What caused this mood change? Louis felt as if marriage oppressed her; and now that is a widow‚ Louis desires to live the life that she desires freely. In

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    THE AWAKENING The opening scene in the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ where the caged parrots kept on repeating a statement‚ actually gives a picture to the reader about the title and the story. This scene‚ when analyzed carefully‚ illustrates how the main character of the play‚ Edna tries to overcome the awakening from the worldly and traditional bondages that she is surrounded with. In this story‚ Edna Pontellier‚ a young married woman experiences an awakening of sexuality within her‚ when

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    The Storm

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    Silvana Yacoub Dr. Kenefick ENC 1102-69732 May 28‚ 2015 The Storm "The Storm‚" a short story about an extramarital affair in the South. It is very sexually explicit‚ especially for the time it was written. Kate Chopin’s the storm is about a woman named Calixta who rekindles a lost romance with a former lover in the midst of a storm. This story centers on lost love and being stuck in relationships that are unwanted. There is a lot of hidden meaning in the story‚ told well behind the characters

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    Literary Terms

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    (1958) achieving wide distribution. Metaphor: An image which imaginatively compares one thing with another‚ showing how each has qualities that resemble the other. Example: “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin (1894) When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. Chopin used “storm of grief” as a metaphor by comparing a storm with grief. A storm is upsetting and grief is upsetting. Also once a storm is over there is calm‚ also with death‚ once a person grieves there

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