Kate Chopin 's The Story Of An Hour

In the past many decades the definition of what a marriage means changed dramatically in some areas. For the author of both stories, Kate Chopin, she wanted the reader to get something out of the story. She likes to explore all types of themes in her stories such as, racism, the roles of women, and adultery. With these themes and messages she struggled to have most of her stories published. In many of her stories she passed along these messages through the manner of a marriage. In her short stories “The Story of an Hour” and “Desiree 's Baby” she showed just how different marriages could be as well as how similar they can be. Chopin portrays the lives of the main characters, Louise Mallard from “The Story of An Hour” and Desiree Aubigny

Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor discusses many topics and insights that can be found in literature. Foster explains how each are used and the purposes they serve while providing numerous examples. Many of Foster’s insights can be found in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of An Hour” which was written during a time in history when women were often restricted by society and marriage. The story speaks of a woman who felt freed from the burden of marriage when she thought her husband died, only to die the moment she realized he was actually alive. Foster’s insights about weather, heart disease, and flight that are evident in “The Story of An Hour” greatly influence the story’s interpretation in several ways.

Kate Chopin’s “The Story of An Hour” was published in 1894 in Vogue, during a time when women do not have any legal rights. They have low education level and have no opportunity to work; what they can do is stay at home and manage the family. All their lives, they rely on their husband. Women at that time do not think about why they should be treated this way; they were being silenced by society. Kate Chopin uses the character Mrs. Mallard as the representative of all women who wants freedom at that time, and she criticizes the way society treats them, yet the difference of Mrs. Mallard’s values compared to society’s makes her become egotistic and her death end up not changing people’s mind of how to treat women properly.

Considered one of American’s foremost feminist authors, Kate Chopin addresses issues challenging to the social and gender roles of the late 1800s. She celebrates women who seek their own identity and focuses on individual journeys of self-discovery. Her short story “The Story of an Hour” has a unique structure in that it adheres to a realistic premise, yet contains a protagonist who represents idealism. Faced with the news that her husband has died, Mrs. Mallard takes ownership of her own emotions and strength to control her life. However, her emotional revelation emerges only upon her husband’s supposed death. Chopin juxtaposes physical death with emotional freedom, suggesting actions and feelings are determined by social, psychological, and emotional forces instead of individual will. In order to show the fragility of Mrs. Mallard and her idealism, Chopin creates a microcosm in Mrs. Mallard’s bedroom of solidarity; a world of freedom and choice within the bedroom and the world of deterministic forces on the other side of the door. Through the setting, Chopin explores the dichotomy between the desire to change one’s situation and the possibility to change one’s situation.

"The Story of an Hour" is about a young lady, named Mrs. Mallard. The story describes of how she is heartbroken, upon hearing of her husband's death. The buddy of Mrs. Mallard's messaged this tragic news. However, Mrs. Mallard's sister was the one who told her. What happens next is a bit unusual. Mrs. Mallard goes to her room and starts to feel something new. It is, actually, a feeling of relief. Now, Mrs Mallard thinks that she has the rest of her life just for herself.

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a short story about an hour in time. In that hour we find out that the main character Louise Mallard’s husband has been killed in a railroad disaster. The husband Brently Mallard’s friend is the one who finds the news but realizes that Louise needs to be told with great delicacy due to her heart condition. Upon hearing the news Louise like most grieves immediately. But as she contemplates what has happen and her future she realizes she if finally free the confines of marriage. Even though she loved her husband most of the time she looks at this disaster not as a terrible tragedy but as a new lease on life. Then the unthinkable happens, her husband walks through the door. Instead of relinquishing

Imagine this: the husband you have spent a majority of your time with suddenly dies in a train crash. Everyone expects you to be devastated, to go completely insane. No one arounds you knows how to break the news that the man you love is gone. If only they knew, though, that you did not actually love him at all. This is what happened to Mrs. Mallard, the main character of ¨The Story of an Hour¨. When she found out her husband was no longer alive, she had never been more excited. She was excited to finally be free and on her own, so when she heard that he was actually unharmed, it did not sit well with her. Because the woman felt so trapped in her marriage, she died from shock and sadness by the sight of her alive husband. This surprising story deals with two types of irony: situational and dramatic, which I will be breaking down.

The word “freedom” can have many different meanings for someone in this world. Being free can mean from slavery, spiritually and etc. The word is something that has to change the way you look at life, and see yourself be happy for all the freedom you have in the world.

In “the story of an hour” The author (Kate Chopin) conveys an idea that she is not necessarily unhappy when her husband's death as there are many hints towards the fact that she feels free that her husband is now out of her life and because of the multiple tone switches if creates an emotional roller coaster which creates suspense. The feelings she expresses when she is greeted with the news of her husband's death is as anyone would expect, sadness, but really she is feeling free and released from her husband. This is shown when she is feeling a “montrouis joy” also when she is repeating “free!” under her breath. But when she was given the news the story conveys a sad and somber tone but, after she thinks the tone changes to the opposite.

Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” tales a short story of the marital relationship to display and comment on marriage and her attitude towards marital relationships, wives are imprisoned by their husbands and the ring on their fourth finger. Marriage was viewed as being imprisoned, with only one means of escape: death. Chopin begins her story with introducing Louise as Mrs. Mallard, yet her sister is acknowledged as Josephine, which emphasizes Mrs. Mallard’s married identity, she’s no longer her own person but rather her husband’s property. In fact, Mrs. Mallard isn’t recognized as Louise until she released from her recently deceased husband. Wives are viewed as property and enslaved, captured. Men or husbands are they’re own individuals,

In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, a woman receives the news about her husband’s death. The protagonist is Louise Mallard, she is at home with her sister. It seems that Mrs. Mallard is never alone because of her “heart trouble”. Close relatives always try to take care and keep her safe and healthy. People know about her health condition, but no one knows what is happening in her mind and spirit, and no one knows that her “heart trouble” is not only physical but also emotional. Louise has the opportunity, for the first time in her life, of living with freedom because now the man who rules her life is gone. Louise Mallard is born again, and she starts a short but glorious moment that gives her a true life sense and liberty, but then it is ended with the presence of her husband who comes back to kill the new Louise.

The very short piece of writing, The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin reveals the power of authenticity the bobs under the surface of every safely passing hour. In her life as well as her literary vocation, Chopin rallied against the customary decorum that was the established role of women. Living during the turn of the twentieth century, women’s liberation was still a far cry in the distance. Chopin’s writing was a heralding cry for those women who would not remain furiously quiet for much longer. The Story of an Hour reveals the force of passion for freedom that can enlighten life, but also has the power to kill.

In the short story "The Story of An Hour" by Kate Chopin, Chopin brings to life a climactic happening with the character, Louise Mallard. Louise’s sister, Josephine, and her husband’s friend, Richards, must be careful breaking the news of her husband, Brentley’s death to her. Through his death, Louise exhibits her true feelings about her husband, about herself that has been buried for so long, and gets a taste of brief freedom.

Writers use imagery and language to create the tone of a story. Understanding the tone of a story is crucial to understanding the story itself. The overall tone plays a huge part in the meaning and how the way the meaning of a story is conveyed. “The Story of An Hour,” portrays a brief moment in a woman’s life. Depending on which part of the story you read, you will get one of two themes: hopeful or ironic.

Kate Chopin was an American author who majored in short stories mostly in topics related to feminism. Her other works include; “Bayou Folk” of 1894, “A Night in Acadia” of 1897, and “The Storm” of 1898. She created her story entitled “The Story of an Hour” with the aim of using characterization to show how women behave, and the forces that bind marriages. Her character, Louise Mallard, depicts the true picture of both the outward reaction and the inner feelings of women in marriages. When her sister gets the news that Louise’s husband gets involved in a fatal accident and dies, she plans a friendly way of breaking the