there are many symbols used to depict the two themes of alienation and the quest for one’s own identity. Each of the symbols develop a deeper meaning to each of those themes. Kate Chopin’s use of symbols gave deeper meanings to the alienation that Louise felt and quest for identity that she needed and wanted. The feeling of alienation is one theme in Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”. First of all the theme of alienation is when a character’s attempt to define their relationship with society leads
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Reasons for Decline in Reading Habit W. Somerset Maugham said‚ “To acquire the habitof reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost allmiseriesof life.” Reading habithas been a great help in developing knowledge. But today‚ in an age when browsing thenet‚ playing with funky handsets and passing non-stop SMS seem to be the order of the day. The internet boom‚ interactive medium of images‚ TV and thesilver screen fillingthe minds of the modern youth‚ taking majority of their free time
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“The story of an hour‚” by Kate Chopin focuses on the idea of freedom. This short story is about the protagonist‚ named Louise‚ who finds out that her husband has been in an accident and died. She has many feelings‚ but the one that she enjoyed the most was the freedom she would now have. “Hence‚ Brentley’s death is not tragic to her because it gives her own life back to her” (Rosenblum‚ 7). Her freedom is quickly taken away from her‚ when her husband walks through the front door. The theme is‚ even
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Chopin depicts Louise confined to her room after listening to the bad news about Bentley’s death. The death is a metaphor representing life course. Louise realizes that she has subjugated herself for locking herself away. However‚ she seeks pleasure and declares her personal independence. She gazes through the open window to show opportunities and freedom after the death of her husband. Chopin describes that Louise sees treetops‚ blue sky‚ and fluffy clouds through
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this desire was seen in their works to create powerful lessons on how male domination impacted women. One influential writer of this movement‚ Kate Chopin‚ wrote a story where the character‚ Louise‚ is told that her husband departed in an accident and she is not sure whether or not to be heartsick or rescued. Louise finally decides she is relieved because she is liberated from the domination of her husband. Another powerful writer‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ wrote “Yellow Wallpaper‚” where the main character
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way that Louise reacts to the news of the death of her husband‚ Brently Mallard. Before Louise’s reaction is revealed‚ Chopin alludes to how the widow feels by describing the world according to her perception of it after the "horrible" news. Louise is said to "not hear the story as many women have heard the same." Rather‚ she accepts it and goes to her room to be alone. Now the reader starts to see the world through Louise’s eyes‚ a world full of new and pure life. In her room‚ Louise sinks into
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In the story grief does not affect Louise Mallard but the taste of freedom does. With this she imagines how her life is going to be but doesn’t get a chance to live it‚ because her husband is alive and when she sees him alive‚ she ironically dies‚ having that one hour of Freedom. The ending
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“Comparing Poems & Short Story’s” Comparing short stories with poems can be an interesting way to learn literature. Things to look for are similarities in themes‚ the events that take place‚ the meaning of the poetry‚ and similar emotions or outcomes from what was read. The three pieces of literary work that will be discussed and compared are Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ Sherman Alexie’s “Grief Calls us to the Things of This World”‚ and Alfred Lord Tennyson “In Memoriam”. The point
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the reserve‚ he feels like home again. Doing business and playing basketball makes Will become a member of the little Indian town. The people who help Will the most are Harlen‚ Louise and Joyce. Harlen is the one who always wants to make Will feel better. The photo studio & basketball team are Harlen’s idea. Louise is the true love that Will falls for. When Joyce asks Will to be in the photo‚ that really impresses Will a lot. Finally‚ Will finds his career‚ love and friends in the reserve
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