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    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 is calmness. Image: A distinct representation of something that

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    to “Kate Chopin and American Realists” By looking at “Kate Chopin and the American Realists‚” readers are able to see that Kate Chopin had a contrasting views of women during the late 1800s‚ than many other authors such as Crane‚ Garland‚ Norris‚ and Dreiser. In American literature‚ women have been viewed from different aspects. Most of the authors believe that women just want to be wealthy; meaning that women would only have power if there is wealth and a man. On the other hand‚ Chopin idea’s

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    Regret by Kate Chopin In the short story "Regret" by Kate Chopin a woman called Mamzelle Aurélie has to keep a neighbour’s four children for two weeks. Mamzelle Aurélie is an old and lonely woman. She has never had a man and lives alone on her farm with some animals and Negroes working for her. Because of a dangerous illness of her mother‚ the young neighbour has to leave and couldn’t take care of her children anymore. This is why Mamzelle Aurélie‚ who has never ever has children before‚ has

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    allegory‚ imagery and irony are displayed throughout Kate Chopin’s story. Josephine‚ Mrs. Mallard’s sister‚ slowly informs her that her husband had passed in a railroad mishap. She experiences many feelings at once‚ but settles on the feeling of freedom. Unfortunately‚ Mrs. Mallard’s husband walks through the door‚ causing her to suddenly pass from heart trouble. Kate Chopin was born on February 8th of 1850‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Chopin grew up bilingual‚ speaking both French and English.

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    Repression in Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” Is marriage a perfect union or an inclusive institution? Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” raises this question in the reader’s mind and takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster through the narration of the main character’s inner thoughts and emotions during one of the darkest moments in a person’s life. In addition‚ the story concludes with a surprising twist that abruptly sends the main character to her grave when she sees that her husband

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    Tiffany McDonald Mrs. Pothier-Hill English 102 Rough Draft Assignment       Fiction Essay: “The Story of an Hour”   In Kate Chopin’s short tale‚ “The Story of an Hour”‚ the protagonist Mrs. Mallard seems to ride a rollercoaster of emotions and feelings about her husband‚ Mr. Mallard’s‚ death. The story begins by informing us of Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition which leads us to believe that the heart condition will affect the story. Many times in the story we see that Mrs

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    Carney 1 English 102-105 11 April 2014 A Journey of Self and Sexual Desire The Awakening by Kate Chopin is a novel about a woman who leads the typical life of a nineteenth century woman. During this era‚ a woman’s role is to be a wife and mother. The main character‚ Edna Pontellier‚ begins to struggle with this obligatory role in society. Even though she is an upper woman in society‚ she has feelings of suffocation and frustration. She begins to neglect her

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    and “Story of an Hour” Critics often argue that authors works are purely and entirely “something to be studied in itself” ( Barnet‚ Burto‚ and Cain 1395)‚ not part of a personal outlook from the author’s life. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ the author sheds light on the struggles of marriage and the feelings of imprisonment found within love. Mrs. Mallard‚ who has existing heart trouble‚ is wrongly informed of her husband’s death. Although her initial reaction is to weep‚ she treats

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    Mount Royal University Life’s Unpredictable Nature February. 5 2014 “The story of an hour” by Kate Chopin is a story of enlightenment based on an event that did not occur- the death of Mrs. Mallard’s husband. The main character‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ is a woman confined by her marriage. When she discovers that her husband has died tragically‚ she becomes overwhelmed with a great deal of surprising relief. As if for the first time

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    World Literature Criticism‚ Supplement 1-2: A Selection of Major Authors from Gale ’s Literary Criticism Series. Ed. Polly Vedder. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale‚ 1997. Literature Resource Center. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. Carley Bogard presents the criticism of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening by examining the main character‚ Edna Pontellier. She argues the basic conflict of how Edna experiences the tension of sexual initiation while struggling for self-assertion and identity. In my research paper I will use this

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