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    Living in a Man’s’ World Kate Chopin is an outstandingly creative writer who brilliantly writes so that even if someone is not the strongest reader‚ they will still get a compelling story; but if they are a strong reader‚ they’ll go further by receiving the true meaning behind her wit and intelligent writing styles. Chopin is great about letting readers scratch the surface of a topic that needs to be brought to attention and then just exploits the details by placing wordage exactly where it needs

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    the short story‚ “ Story Of An Hour’ throughout the story Mrs. Mallard is seeking freedom. I say this because of the stress her husband is putting her through‚ also the heart trouble she is dealing with. Years ago you may know that women were to stay in the house to cook‚ clean‚ take care of the family and men were to provide for the family ‚ put food on the table ‚ make sure that they weren’t in need for anything. This was putting a toll on Mrs. Mallard’s life. When Mrs. Mallard found out

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    inaccurate judgment is portrayed in “The Story of an Hour” through the character Louise Mallard. The audience assumes that Louise is distraught by the death of her husband. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” demonstrates how Louise Mallard finds relief by realizing that she is free‚ life will be gloriously long‚ and that the magnitude true release comes in unexpected means (“Story” 424- 7). The initial reaction of Louise Mallard is sorrow about the recent death of her husband. She does not experience

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    Kate Chopin was born in February 8‚ 1850 in the town of St Louis Missouri. She was born as the second child of Thomas O’Flaherty and Eliza Faris. The family within her mother’s side was part of the french origin so through her childhood Kate grew up speaking both french and english. She was taught by woman through most of her childhood those women were her mother‚ her grandma‚ and her great grandmother. Kate suffered through a lot of trauma throughout her early life. First her father just happen

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    An Analysis of “The Story of an Hour” Written in 1894‚ “The Story of an Hour” is a story of a woman who‚ through the erroneously reported death of her husband‚ experienced true freedom and happiness. Both tragic and ironic‚ the story deals with the boundaries imposed on women by society in the nineteenth century. The author Kate Chopin‚ like the character in her story‚ had first-hand experience with the male-dominated society of that time and had experienced the death of her husband at a young

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    The desire of freedom definitely comes with an immense price. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin describes her main character‚ Louise Mallard‚ as a freedom seeking housewife‚ trapped in an unwanted marriage with her husband Brently Mallard. She soon after gets granted the gift of freedom when she finds out her husband had been in a train accident‚ which ironically Kate Chopin’s father died of the same tragic death. With Kate Chopin’s unique writing style‚ she has been a major influence in literature

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    1. The main character of the story is Mrs Mallard‚ who can be also described as a developing character. In short time she changes dramatically from a wife bended with a powerful will of her husband into free‚ independent woman that wants to enjoy her life. In the story there are also two flat characters: Mrs Mallard’s sister Josephine and friend Richard who don’t really mean much. The husband appears in the last lines of the story however he’s somehow present during all the action so he could be

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    Plot summary  The main character is Mrs. Mallard‚ who has a heart condition. One day‚ Mr. Mallard’s friend‚ Richards‚ learns that Mr. Mallard has died in a railroad disaster. Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine tries to break the news to Mrs. Mallard softly because of her heart condition.  Upon hearing the news‚ Mrs. Mallard begins weeping‚ a reaction that Chopin notes as different from most women‚ who would refuse to believe it. Mrs. Mallard soon locks herself in a room with a window‚ hurls herself

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    “The Storm” by Kate Chopin “Infants have their infancy; adults‚ adultery.” ― David Philip Barash. In her story “The Storm” Kate Chopin not only creates the perfect environment for an adulterous affair but also uses the plot as a symbol of the affair. The story takes place in late 1800’s or early 1900’s. The story is about the extramarital affair between Calixta‚ mother of a young boy Bibi and wife to Bobinot‚ and Alcee‚ husband to Clarisse‚ during a horrific storm. The storm in this story is not just

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      Padgett 1  Despite an extremely reserved society in the late 1800’s‚ Kate Chopin wrote many  scandalous stories expressing sexuality and independence in woman. Kate Chopin’s style of  literature was about a century premature‚ and had to wait about seven decades to be published by  a more accepting audience. “The Storm” like much of her work‚ featured a woman and man  involved in a sexual and scandalous encounter. This story features an idea that some may find  unacceptable‚ but seems to actually make life more manageable and happy

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