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    “The Story of an Hour” In Kate Choping’s story published in 1894‚ “The story of an Hour”‚ Mrs. Mallard a young humble wife heard about her husband’s accident‚ and then later realized to herself that she was “free”. The story concluded with the return of Mrs. Mallard’s husband‚ which caused her to die from heart disease and her freedom to be lost. To aid readers in understanding the fact that Mrs. Mallard freedom was short lived Kate Chopin uses images of weakness and happiness along

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    LIKE FATHER LIKE SON! My dream turned into nightmare as my alarm clock rang frantically. The voice of my mom was at her high pitch screaming for me to take my shower. It was already 7.30 in the morning. The sun shone his majestic rays straight into my eyes as I looked out through my bed room’s window. I was stunt to see Uncle Lim drove away the Yellow bus I used to ride every morning to school. I am a dead meat as I knew I have to cycle to school by my sister’s bike. For god sake‚ it was pinky girly

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    The Story of an Hour and The Interlopers are two different stories which share a few similar details. In The Story of an Hour‚ there is a struggle which the protagonist‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ had to overcome; the death of her husband. While she sits in her room‚ she looks out the windows and sees the possibilities‚ and she tells herself that now that her husband is dead‚ she doesn’t have to worry about him anymore. She has overcome her struggle. When she walks out of her room‚ she finds Mr. Mallard‚ who

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    the way the author choose to tell the story. Who is the narrator‚ how he relates to the story and how much he know? It combines to all other concepts to build the value and the existence of a fiction. We have four kinds of point of view: third person limited point of view‚ third person unlimited point of view ‚ third person objective point of view and first person point of view. Firstly‚ third person unlimited point of view‚ the narrator narrates the story primarily from outside about one character

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    Surprise Award Provokes Mixed Feelings President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on October 9th. The award has brought immense attention to the modest President. This is an immense accomplishment for Barack Obama as well as for anyone who is privilege enough to win such an award. The argument throughout this article is if Obama is truly justified in winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Scott Wilson does an impressive job of creating an argument within his writing. Both sides are expressed

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    Chopin “The story of an hour” When you wake up from a dream sometimes your palms are sweaty‚ your heart is racing you feel as if you just ran a marathon. Other times you want to close your eyes peacefully and fall back into the place you just were. A dream is a surreal form of a story. Your imagination runs wild; you have no control of what is going to happen next. In contrast while reading‚ writing‚ imagining a story‚ one has a sense of where the story is heading. In “The Story of an Hour” the plot

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    "What is the joy that kills?” The Story of an hour” is a short story written by late nineteenth century author Kate Chopin. The story is an untold reality of the way marriages were during the time period. Mrs. Louise Mallard is the main character of the story; Mrs. Mallard is a depressed middle aged woman whom recently discovers her husband has passed due to a railroad accident. Instead of becoming more depressed she actually becomes relieved. While Mrs. Mallard is weighing on the positive outcomes

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    non-fiction work “The Story of An Hour” gives a detailed account of what Mrs. Mallard feels after heartbreak. Mrs. Mallard is inflicted with heart trouble as her husband dies. She feels there are freedoms and opportunities for her to take advantage of along with the grievance of her husband’s death. These complex issues are accounted for in her brief characterization of her last hour of life. Ironically her husband did not pass away‚ but she still creates a tragic ending. Mrs. Mallard is presented

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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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    Not “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a short story about a woman’s grief and relief at the notice of her husband’s death. Mrs. Mallard had recently become a widow after her husband’s supposed death by accident‚ and she struggles internally from conflicting feelings. In the end‚ she seems rather relieved‚ and moves on from his death rather quickly‚ but Mr. Mallard’s sudden emergence brings Mrs. Mallard to death’s door. Chopin’s particular use of diction foreshadows the ironic ending because

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