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    Ride of Her Life In “The Story of an Hour” (1894)‚ Kate Chopin presents a woman in the last hour of her life and the emotional and psychological changes that occur upon hearing of her husbands’ death. Chopin sends the protagonist‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ on a roller coaster of emotional up’s and down’s‚ and self-actualizing psychological hairpin turns‚ which is all set in motion by the news of her husband’s death. This extreme “joy ride” comes to an abrupt and ultimately final halt for Mrs. Mallard when

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    portrayed by Kate Chopin very lively. Mallard is a woman with severe heart failure. Therefore‚ when Louise Mallard’s husband - Brently died in a railroad disaster‚ Josephine‚ Louise’s sister and Richard‚ Brently’s friend are chosen to tell as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death to her. "The Story of An Hour" is a slow and insightful analysis of the developing inner feelings of Louise Mallard. From the grief and anguish when she hears the bad news to the joy of a new world which is waiting

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    Mallard ’s death. Through elaborated setting‚ profound feelings and enriching plot‚ the theme of the story was gradually revealed and brought out an astonishing ending to both Louise ’s life and miserable marriage. The settings took place both in outside and inside environments. As informed of her husband ’s death‚ Louise begins to make the first expressions. Unlike other women being immobilized and denial‚ she became anguished but went to her room alone. Here the audience expects her to moan in

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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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    Hour: Theme The short story “The Story of an Hour” was written by Kate Chopin and can be found in The Bedford Introduction to Literature by Michael Meyer on Page 15. Louise Mallard is a woman who deals with forbidden joy and an oppressed marriage all in which create the central meaning and the conclusion of the story. For Louise Mallard the joy of freedom and individuality only existed when she was secluded from her husband. She was afflicted with a “heart trouble” which can imply the emotional

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    The summer when Louise and Tom Spradley BISC 7A Paper #1 Summary of Deaf like Me Louise and Thomas Spradley are a fairly average American couple. They are young‚ married‚ and have one child‚ Bruce‚ and they of course love him deeply. One summer‚ Bruce becomes ill with German measles‚ or rubella. Just a few days before this diagnosis‚ Louise discovered that she was pregnant. The doctor tells her that contracting rubella while pregnant could lead to various congenital defects in the newborn.

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    heart trouble‚ but possibly spiritual heart trouble. The reader later learns this with certainty. In the second paragraph Chopin writes “She wept at once‚ with sudden‚ wild abandonment‚ in her sisters arms.” Louise feeling “abandonment” after her husbands death is very ironic since later Louise feels freedom and the final capability to let go of her true feelings after being tied down by Brently Mallard for so many years. Chopin’s almost continuous use of the elements of fiction portrays the much

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    Compare Contrast The Story of an Hour and A Rose for Emily Kate Chopin’s "The Story of an Hour" and William Faulkner’s "A Rosefor Emily" both characterize the nature of marriage and womanhood bydelving into the psyches of their female protagonists. Also‚ althoughChopin makes no clear reference to geographic locale in "The Story of anHour‚" both authors usually set their stories in the American South‚ whichimpacts these characterizations. These two tales share many other points ofreference in common

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    louise seems to be helped by the mediations that she does. Her look on life is based upon her things she sees more clearly. She feels she now received sublime but highly personal revelation in which traditional religion religion plays no part she plans

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    Marie-Louise O’ Murphy was the youngest child of an Irish army officer. She was a celebrated French beauty‚ one of the younger mistresses of Louis XV and the model for Francois Boucher “The Resting Girl”. The youngest of seven‚ Marie-Louise was born to ex-Irish army officer Daniel O’ Murphy and his French wife relocated the family to Paris after the death of her husband. Through trying to make ends meet‚ the O’ Murphy family had to become a part of France’s irreputable lifestyle‚ Marie-Louise danced

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