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    Remarkable Immoral Kate Chopin Authors in the nineteenth century were descriptive and wrote for a cause‚ but the content of each story was relatable. A writer does not just think of a story that is automatically deep and rich in thought; he or she needs to become the character of the story. Kate Chopin modeled her female characters as strong‚ independent women much like herself. She wrote as if each story was an autobiography about different lives she wanted to live. Chopin could not judge the

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    “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Choplin the reader’s see how the settings play a major contribution to the influence a person mood may be in. A variety of emotions can come out from potential happiness‚ excitement‚ sadness‚ anger‚ and even depression. We all in our everyday lives without much realization use certain places‚ objects and items to symbolize and stimulate particular feelings. The importance that settings play can always be displayed when reading stories like “The Story of An Hour” by Kate

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    “The Story of an Hour” is a controversial story written by Kate Chopin. It has impeccable narrative and reveals that not all women were the same in her time period‚ which is also true for the current time period. Some women found a new life in the death of their husbands‚ and this could not be any more apparent than in “The Story of an Hour.” In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin uses two versions of irony‚ two counts of dramatic and one of situational‚ to show Mrs. Mallard’s renewal of life. First

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    in depression? Through out "The Story of an Hour" Chopin uses precise wording and how she setup the theme and the conflict within the plot. This story’s setting is not really that important. We assume that it takes place in Chopin’s native state Louisiana. Most of the story takes place at Mrs. Mallard’s home over the course of an hour. A good portion of the story takes place in her room sitting in her armchair in front of the window. The theme I derived is that Chopin was trying to say that if your

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    Kate Chopin states‚ “One who awakens gradually out of a dream‚ a delicious grotesque‚ impossible dream‚ to feel again the realities pressing into her soul”. Diving into Kate Chopin’s “story of an hour” reflect a very profound meaning about the marriage institution. The depiction of the social norms‚ which were excruciating for women in the 19th century. As the story continues‚ it shows a female character “Mrs. Mallard” who were able to achieve freedom and discovering her true identity from the death

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    Dr. Guy November 14th 2014 “The Story of an HourLiterary Analysis The modern marriage involves a couple that allows each person to have a say so in household decisions. This is much different from the 1800s when marriages were often arranged by parents and money was typically used as a way of bargaining. A woman had much less freedom during this time period; as the man was left fully in charge of household decisions. Women rarely left their houses and were in charge of household duties such as

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    Inside View of “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin The story I chose for this assignment is “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. This story grabs reader’s emotions from the start. The narrator takes the reader from mourning a death to a point of over enjoyment and back. To achieve this author uses a combination of literary elements to guide the reader from the plot to the theme. When one identifies the theme of a short story (fiction)‚ one must consider several literary elements. While

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    Sierra Eichholz Composition 2 April 13‚ 2013 Final Essay 4 Literature to be discussed‚ including author: Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” In Kate Chopin’s time‚ during the late 19th century‚ sexual relations were seen as outside of a woman’s knowledge and concern. What is unusual about Chopin’s story is that even publication of adultery was considered very scandalous but Chopin did so anyways. During this time once you married someone you were basically stuck with them. Many people who were married

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    Kate Chopin “The story of an hour” When you wake up from a dream sometimes your palms are sweaty‚ your heart is racing you feel as if you just ran a marathon. Other times you want to close your eyes peacefully and fall back into the place you just were. A dream is a surreal form of a story. Your imagination runs wild; you have no control of what is going to happen next. In contrast while reading‚ writing‚ imagining a story‚ one has a sense of where the story is heading. In “The Story of an Hour”

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    The author uses many literary elements in the short story. Some are personification‚ imagery‚ and similes. Personification is stated in the line that follows: "she was young‚ with a fair‚ calm face‚ whose lines bespoke repression‚" This element shows how strongly she is in repression. It makes the reader actually feel how depressing her life with her husband was. She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. "The delicious breath

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