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    English Composition II 11 January 2011 The Story of an Hour Analysis In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”‚ it is demonstrated that life for a woman was quite difficult towards the end of the 19th century. Mrs. Mallard is given the news that her husband‚ Mr. Mallard‚ is killed in a railroad incident. Her reaction is quite shocking. This story explains that both freedom and life should both exist side by side. To properly interpret this short story‚ it is summed up of how woman were treated

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    I feel there is so much more for me to learn in the future on the subject of literature. Though there were several great reads to choose from for our final paper I have decided to write about the book titled “ The Awakening” by Kate Chopin which was based during the 1800’s. I believe that the book has the Feminism theory seems to apply to it. As we discussed before not one definition of Literature is the same‚ there is more than one answer to this question.

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    Kate Chopin and her influence on women ’s rights “I would give the essential‚ I would give my money‚ I would give my life for my child; but I wouldn’t give myself” (Chopin). The rights that women enjoy today were not always as equal to that of males. The women ’s rights movement transitioned America ’s views of them from the way they were pre-nineteenth century to now. Novelist Kate Chopins literary works was a crux that aided in the strength of the movement. Women faced many hardships‚ and

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    Kate Chopin: Woman Before her Time “Perhaps it is better to wake up after all‚ even to suffer; than to remain a dupe to illusions all one’s life.” These are some famous words of a woman ahead of her time‚ Kate Chopin. Kate wrote many stories about women and their sexual appetites and cravings for independence‚ which made her stories taboo during her time. Her stories focused mainly on the lives of sensitive‚ intelligent women. She simply wrote life as she saw it. According to her website‚ she

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    events can happen within an hour whether they be good or bad. However‚ nothing compares to the hour in which Louise Mallard experienced in Kate Chopin’s short story “The Story of An Hour.” Chopin begins her story explaining that Mrs. Mallard suffers from a heart condition; this information‚ later on‚ becomes very significant. The news of Brently Mallard’s death comes as a shock to Louise‚ and she is immediately overcome with sorrow and pain as she mourns her husband’s death. The majority of Chopin’s

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    We later realize it was more than just a muscle not working optimally. There is also a detachment from points of views in the story. What the reader understands about the main character may not be exactly what is meant to be understood. Only the main character knows‚ we only get wisps of it through irony such as the release she felt when she heard about the death‚ when she died of "the joy that kills"‚ and when she allowed us for once to look into her character’s inner qualities to realize that

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    The Story of an Hour shows an obvious theme‚ situational irony and symbolism. It all starts when Josephine and Richard tell Louise that her husband has passed away in a terrible train accident‚ Richard claims to have waited to confirm the death of his friend with a second telegram. Then at the end of the story Bentley is alive and Louise is the one who has passed on. The open window in Louise’s room symbolizes her new freedom after finding out that her husband is gone. When she is told of her husbands

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    Theme of "The Story of an Hour" The theme of a narrative is an important concept in a story especially when the writer is trying to take a sociological position. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin is a good example in which a feminist idealism against oppression and male dominance is expressed about the limited roles of women in society during the 19th century. "Free! body and soul free!"(Chopin‚ 79) is said by Mrs. Mallard to suggest her happiness that her husband had died because she is her

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    In the fictional story “Desiree’s Baby” written by Kate Chopin‚ Armand and Desiree struggle with the fact their baby is black despite them being white. Chopin foreshadows that Desiree’s unknown past will affect her marriage to develop a thrilling plot. Early in the story‚ the reader learns some information about Desiree. “Monsieur Valmonde grew practical and wanted things well considered: that is‚ the girl’s obscure origin”. No one knows anything about Desiree’s background; however‚ Armand did not

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    I chose the story “ The Story Of Hour”. Louise Mallard had a troubled heart‚ but needs to be told by her sister‚ Josephine‚ anxiously the news of her husband’s death. Richards‚ Louise’s husband’s friend‚ heard of the railroad disaster when he was in the newspaper office and saw Brently‚ Louise’s husband‚ on the list of those who had been killed. Louise goes up to her room alone once Josephine tells her about Brently’s death. Later on‚ Josephine comes to her door‚ begging Louise to come out. Moments

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