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When Kate Chopin, wrote "The Story of An Hour", she probably thought the stories setting should take place somewhere around the 1890s. During this time period it was probably normal for women to not have as much freedom as they do in todays society. In "The Story of An Hour" the woman protagonist, Mrs. Mallard who upon hearing about the news of her husbands death endures grief and sadness and she even starts crying and runs off to bedroom. Her sadness was really only a short amount of time because after a while of looking outside her window she

When first reading Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour," one may not typically be surprised at its ending, write it off as one of those creepy "back from the dead" horror stories and forget about it. There is more to this story than simply horror. The author is making a very strong, however subtle, statement towards humanity and women's rights. Through subtle symbolism, Kate Chopin shows how marriage is more like a confining role of servitude rather than a loving partnership.

"'Free! Body and soul free!'", Mrs. Mallard kept whispering. One person's ultimate freedom may be seen as a tragedy to another. Kate Chopin illustrates this idea in "The Story of an Hour." The story is set in the nineteenth century. Chopin uses the death of Mr. Mallard to show the reader Mrs. Mallard's deep feelings. In the story, Josephine and Mrs. Mallard are sisters. Although the women come from the same background, live in the same city, and outwardly appear to be satisfied with their lives, their attitudes are very different. Chopin uses these two women as foil characters in the story. The differences in the women are seen in their reactions to

Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” narrates a wife’s discovery of her husband’s death and her fatal reaction to this false revelation. Josephine and Richards take caution in telling Louise Mallard about the news of Mr. Mallard’s death because she has a frail heart. In lament of her husband’s death, she storms into her room while expressing her great grief. As she looks out the window of her bedroom, she sees a scenic spring day and is engulfed with a wave of joy in realization that she is free from her husband. In the midst of her newfound happiness, Brently Mallard appears at the frontdoor unscathed. When she sees him, Louise’s heart fails her and she dies. Chopin conveys that the deprivation of freedom and can cause a subconscious imprisonment

In Kate Chopin “Story of an Hour” we see multiple changes within the main character Ms. Mallard. Chopin expresses a period of an hour where tragedy hits twice within a few short lines. We see how life is with a husband, how it could be with him died and how it is when he’s found out to be alive. As the story goes on we see Mrs. Mallard transform from a wife in the background of her husband into strong and independent woman.

In “The Story of an Hour”, author Kate Chopin tells the story of Mrs. Mallard, a woman who hides her liberation after hearing of her husband’s death, and the following events that all occur within one hour. While the death of a loved one is supposed to be sad, the narrator makes the reader feel more sorrowful for the widow instead. In using different literary elements throughout the story, Chopin conveys the characterization of Mrs. Mallard, the symbolism behind her heart trouble, and the theme of the story. When Mrs. Mallard initially learns of her husband’s death by her sister Josephine, she displays a loud, dramatic cry.

From the very beginning of the story, we see that Mrs. Mallard is suffering in her relationship with her husband. When she finds out about his tragic death, she initially has a “paralyzed inability” to see what kind of impact it has on her (par. 3). Mrs. Mallard later realizes that his death releases her from her miserable marriage. As the story progresses, it seems as if she is almost happy about the untimely death of her husband. She has a feeling that she is now “free” and that she would not have to be with a person who “had never looked save love upon

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin is a short yet complex story, describing Mrs Mallard’s feelings. It focuses on the unfolding emotional state of Mrs Mallard after the news of her husbands death, and has overflowing symbolism and imagery. It is an impressive literary piece that touches the readers’ feelings and mind and allows the reader to have a connection to Mrs Mallard’s emotional process. Although the story is short, it is complete with each word carrying deep sense and meaning. It is written in the 19th century, a time that had highly restrictive gender roles that forbade women to live as they saw fit. Mrs Mallard experiences something not everyone during this time has the luck to have; the happiness of freedom that the reader only

Mallard does not feel guilty about not loving her husband due to the fact that he is already gone. Because of all these new feelings and emotions that she is experiencing she starts to form a identity. She does not have to be this perfect wife anymore, because she is free. She can finally come out of her shell. Kate Chopin creates this for the reader in order for the audience to not view Mrs. Mallard as a weak character, but now as a actual person. The story goes deeper into making Mrs. Mallard a actual person that she stated thinking of her future with a new life she has found. The story does this by saying “She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long . It was only yesterday she had though with a shudder that life might be long.” Now that she could live for herself and not her husband it made her want to become healthier. Being forced into playing a boring, timid, obedient wife made her not see the point in life. She was content with the fact of dying young due to her heart problems, rather than live a long life being the woman her husband wanted her to be. The ironic part about it is that she was viewed as a weak character. But everyone thinks she dies because of her heart condition. But actually it was because as soon as she saw her husband alive she did not want to go back to being the ‘weak’ person her husband wants her to be.

The Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin is the tragic story of a woman whose newfound position as a widow gives her strength. She develops a sense of freedom as she embraces her husband's death as an opportunity to establish her own identity. The tragedy is when her newfound identity gets stripped away as the appearance of her husband reveals that he is still alive. The disappointment from this tragedy kills her with a heart attack symbolizing the many conflicts that she faced throughout the story. The conflicts the character faces within herself and society show that the social norms for women were suppressing to their strength and individuality as human beings.

“The Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopin, is about the emotional turmoil Louise Mallard faces upon learning that her husband, Brently, has been killed in a train accident. The news of Brently’s death is initially received by Brently’s friend, Richard, who after learning about the tragedy, rushes to the Mallard’s house to ensure the news is shared gently with Louise Mallard, who’s suffering from heart problems. After Josephine, Mrs. Mallard’s sister, shares the news of Brently’s death with Louise, Mrs. Mallard is instantly stricken with grief and requests to be alone. Accepting the news of Brently’s death, Mrs. Mallard hastily overcomes her grief and finds joy in her new found freedom from her oppressive marriage. However, this placid mood soon ends when Brently returns home, having not been killed as reported,

“The Story of an Hour,” is an ironic love story of a newly widowed woman finding a struggle for her own freedom. The story begins with a friend of Mr. Mallard, Richard, finding out that he has been killed in a train wreck. Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine hesitates to tell her of the news because she knows of her heart condition. Mrs. Mallard finds out that her husband has died; she is sad, but for only a briefs period of time. Something is different; Mrs. Mallard should feel sad and not filled with an inner sense of happiness. At this junction, Chopin begins to hint to the read that this woman is feeling happy about the death of her husband. It is almost like a burden has been lifted of her shoulders. The un-named woman goes to her room and sinks into a chair, only then does she start to realize her internal joy about the situation. She gets up from the chair and focuses her body towards the window and begins to notice all the wonderful things about life she never say before. "An open square before her house, the tops of trees that was all aquiver with the new spring life" (Chopin 158). This quote by Kate Chopin lets the reader know that the main character is now free

Analysis of “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a deep and intriguing short story. The author of the story was an independent woman who lived in the 19th century. The story is about a young woman who seemed to become free from marriage responsibilities when her husband died.

Jennifer Monegro English 102 Prof. James Werner Summer 2014 “The Story of An Hour” written by Kate Chopin during the late nineteenth century portrays a dramatic event in which a woman finds freedom within herself after her estranged husband dies. Chopin seems to portray the position of a wife in a depressive and controlling marriage during the nineteenth century. Mrs. Mallard’s soul awakens to the essence of her freedom as she imagines how life will be without her husband, Brently Mallard. Chopin’s main point about time reflects upon the late nineteenth century when women did not have as much freedom as men. In this era, women’s duties were to take care of the family and home.

In "The Story of an Hour" Kate Chopin meticulously chooses diction that encourages a defined view of the female characters. The role Mrs. Mallard plays, as well as Josephine's, displays positive examples of feminine characterization in the story. Notably, it is important for the reader to recognize differences between the antagonist's opinion of Mrs. Mallard and the way she sees herself. Although the author in many ways displays both females as weak, she does so in order to provoke thoughts within the onlooker. Throughout the entirety of the writing, Chopin alludes to the need women have for others. Both positions played by women in this story initially exhibit women as weak, but a closer look demonstrates to readers their strength