The Story of an Hour Themes and Literary Elements Lora Cruse Ashford university ENG125 November‚ 14 2014 The major theme in Kate Chopin ’s “The Story of an Hour” is freedom. In the beginning of the story the scene opens up and we are introduced to Mrs. Mallard who has been told that her husband has died in a horrible train wreck‚ Mrs. mallard reacts to the news like any other wife would. Yes‚ she is upset so she excuses herself and rushes off to her bedroom
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Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble‚ great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death. I believe that someone that was diagnosed extensive heart trouble in the mid 1800’s would be easily be susceptible to heart attack‚ or death. Another main point in this sentence is the immediate introduction of the death of Mrs. Mallards husband‚ as it strives to enlighten the reader quickly of the correlation between her heart trouble and her husband. This gives
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science development the aged people pay more attention to the quality of life‚ and the young people seem to think deeply about how to achieve a healthy lifestyle into old age. Some people enjoy a happy and healthy old age. Others suffer from serious diseases or dying early. The purpose of this essay is to examine four reasons to explain why people can maintain a healthy lifestyle into old age. By explaining the relationship between good mentality and longevity‚ the correlation requirement between healthy
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Daily on http://www.sciencedaily.com/ Oct. 14‚ 2013 2. “Doctors should check your physical habits as often as checking your blood pressure and other risk factors for heart diseases‚” wrote the American Heart Association. The A.H.A recommends this because they believe that lack of physical activity is a cause of heart disease. "Most healthcare providers have not routinely assessed physical activity levels among their patients because they have not had the right tools‚" said Scott Strath‚ Ph.D
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Mu’nisah Ujima Mr. Johnson ENGL 1101 SMHS October 27‚ 2016 Literary Analysis: Story of an Hour “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills.” This line‚ by itself you may interpret as the character going through happiness or joy before he or she dies. However in Kate Chopin story “Story of an Hour”‚ this can be interpreted in a totally different way. The story conveys a variety of emotions and thoughts for the reader and the character. Kate Chopin use
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Chopin tackles complex issues involved in the relationship among female independence‚ love‚ and marriage through her brief but effective characterization of the supposedly widowed Louise Mallard in her last hour of life. After discovering that her husband has died in a train accident‚ Mrs. Mallard faces conflicting emotions of grief at her husband’s death and joy at the prospects for freedom in the remainder of her life. The latter emotion eventually takes precedence in her thoughts. As with many
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awakening with the beginning of life in the spring season. To unify the story under a central theme‚ Chopin both begins and ends with a statement about Louise Mallard’s heart trouble‚ which turns out to have both a physical and a mental component. In the first paragraph of “The Story of an Hour‚” Chopin uses the term “heart trouble” primarily in a medical sense‚ but over the course of the story‚ Mrs. Mallard’s presumed frailty seems to be largely a result of psychological repression rather than
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also teaches an important lesson. The definition of irony is “using words to imply the opposite of what they are normally mean.” The reader can observe many instances of irony from “The Story of an Hour.” In the short story‚ Louise Mallard’s weak heart undergoes big transformations within a very short time by three different types of irony: situational irony‚ verbal irony‚ and dramatic irony. First‚ situational irony is used in “The Story of an Hour” to show turn to the reader. Situational irony
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References: Daniel R.headrick :”Technology a world History” Heard‚ J. D.‚ & Hein‚ G. E. (1920). THE ROLE OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN PROGNOSIS: A STUDY LIMITED TO HEARTS UNDER SINUS CONTROL AND CONTRACTING AT AN APPROXIMATELY NORMAL RATE. (). Philadelphia: American Periodicals Series II. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.umcrookston.edu/docview/125236440?accountid=14590 http://www.eucomed.be/medical-technology/value-benefits
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