Short Story Of An Hour: A Case Study

At 5:30 SA Lyn Brumaire received another call from Officer Tabiri that another resident named Marielle Fisher may know the whereabouts of Ms. Lee. Upon knocking on the door of suite 805, no one answered so officer Tabiri asked me to key into the room. Ms. Fisher was not present but her suite mate, Ms. Neali Rogers was. Ms. Rogers communicated that Ms. Fisher had gone home for the weekend.

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.

Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of An Hour,” emotionally illustrates the hour in which a young woman with a heart condition finds out her husband has been killed in a mining accident. In the beginning, she grieves over the loss of her husband, but she soon becomes relieved and joyous when she realizes that she is now free. However, her husband returns after having been far from the mines for the day and her heart problems return and she dies. Kate Chopin was an early feminist author and was well acquainted with death after losing many siblings as a child, her husband (who left her a large amount of debt), and her mother with whom she was very close. As a means of therapy, Chopin took up writing and her ideas about feminism and death are very clear. In “The Story of An Hour,” Chopin uses multiple symbols and an allusion to a Greek god to illustrate and support the idea that male oppression harms the souls and lives of women.

Upon my arrival, I observed a male subject later identified as Cody Wood flagging me down with a flashlight. As I exited my patrol vehicle Cody stated that Janet Wall that works at Yantis Food Mart asked Barbara and him to check on her husband because she had not been able to get a hold of him on the phone. Cody continued to state that when he arrived at the residence he knocked on the door but nobody would answer. So they returned to the Yantis Food Mart to advise Janet that nobody would answer and asked her if it would be okay to go

Officer Monsen spoke to Mrs. Cameron and heard her narrative of what happened. Officer Monsen informed her that he and the other officers were going search for this individual and they will call her if they find

“Today’s going to be a new day Sienna Brown “ I said as I walked through the door. I looked around everything was fine. Then I walked into my room.The safe I had in my room was open everything was stolen and at that moment I was robbed and the robber took my 40,000 which I was going to use to buy plane tickets to france. No! I screamed and I picked up the phone to call Ditrick Blast, my best friend and a sleuth. Soon after, Ditrick arrived.” Hi, Sienna “ he said “ Glad to see you. I’m actually very very glad to see you” “ Huh’’? I said while I was fixing up some tea. After all it was New York City in winter. “ Wow. Sienna you are stunning,” Ditrick said. I said nothing.‘’ Well I heard about the problem. These are the suspects I concluded. Jakyla Tulip. Dana Lupistrick . Kiara Brown. Who shall we visit first.? “ said Ditrick. Dana Lupistrick. I responded. Dana and Jakyla are my best friends and roommates. Although, I don’t get quite along with Dana. We went in Dana’s room and we saw her gossiping on her phone. ‘’ Did ya know Sienna got robbed they say that the robber spent all the money,” What?!?! I screamed ‘’ Hold on, It just a rumor I know it isn’t true but people

Setting in a story can create certain moods, influence the way we feel about a character, and change the reader's perceptions. “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin is a short story about a woman named Mrs. Mallard, who learns of her husband’s death. This tragic news causes a range of emotions and internal conflict for the main character. The century, season, and room, in which the story takes place, prepares readers for the overflowing emotions and gives clarity to the character’s frame of mind. Kate Chopin uses the setting to help set the structure of the story.

Most stories have more than one conflict, some bigger than others, but all important as a story progressives to the very moment everything clicks and comes together. After that point, the story starts to wind down, lose ends are tied, and the reader gets the satisfying feeling of a happy ending. The Story of an Hour is not your typical short story; but is similar to others in the way that conflicts are the leading force behind a short story. This story starts with Mrs. Mallard finding out any wife’s worst news and realizing it is the best news she has ever heard. Within the short hour of the announcement, the news that was going to save her, ended up killing her. The internal conflicts Mrs. Mallard faces in Chopin’s The Story of an Hour are subtle, but lead to a resolution that makes the reader question if they believe the author or not.

In "The Story of an Hour," I can relate to so many different things that go on in this short tragic story. After reading the story I almost felt like Louise Mallard and I were living the same life with different events and a different outcome. Everything about the two of us comes down to being always misunderstood and just wanting to be free.

How would one feel to hear the news of a significant other or loved one who has passed away due to an accident? The news is heartbreaking and rather unimaginable. “Sorry to say but your husband has died due to an accident.” No one wants to hear those words or go through the painful time. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin’s, the death of her husband meant freedom and happiness. Chopin’s uses a great deal of symbolism throughout the story in order to depict the theme of freedom and happiness.

Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour" presents a young married woman named Mrs. Louise Mallard, who has a "heart trouble"(26). Suddenly, Mrs. Mallard receives a news that her husband, Brently Mallard has died in a train accident. She weeps and ascends to her room. Within a short period of time, she is able to fully come to terms with her husband's sudden death. Instead of mourning over his death, she feels joy and excitement. She can now act as herself and has the freedom she is longing for. Ironically, her husband comes home alive and she dies of the realization that her freedom and identity will be taken away again. The imageries that Chopin uses help the readers imagine Mrs. Mallard's excitement and the new life waiting for her.

In “The Autonomous Female Self and the Death of Louise Mallard in Kate Chopin’s ‘Story of an Hour,’” Mark Cunningham expresses his opinion on how he believes Mrs. Mallard dies in Chopin’s short story. “The Story of an Hour” was written in the late 1890s, during a time when it was controversial for women to be independent. The ending of her story has created somewhat of a dilemma among readers for years. Some people conclude one ending based on the details and clues Chopin wrote throughout the story, while others come up with a totally different opinion. Mark Cunningham writes a brilliant article on his view of the story’s ending, where he clearly conveys his take on Louis Mallard’s death. Although there are many times when he repeats the same information, Cunningham makes good use of textual evidence and authorities, as well as logic, which makes it easy to agree with his claim.

During the late 1800s, women were expected to be at home wives that only cooked, cleaned the house, and took care of the children. Mrs. Wright from “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell and Mrs. Mallard from “A Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin both felt miserably trapped because of this expectation of women. At this time, any woman or man who spoke against this expected code of conduct were seen as outcasts. A woman could never get a job during this time period, and any man who tried to support a woman getting a job would lose his social standing. In these two works, the authors expressed how the main character, not only wanted freedom, but also accomplished that desired freedom. Kate Chopin’s “A Story of an Hour” and Susan Glaspell “Trifles” both expressed similarities and differences in tone, symbolism, and irony.

In Mark Twain words, “Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination”, Being sane is defined as someone who is rational and behaves normal. In the selection “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner, Miss. Emily is seen as someone who lacks sanity and is portrayed as an insane woman, but content with her introverted life. On the other hand, we have Mrs. Mallard from “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, who is a married woman but she lacks true happiness in her life. These two selections show that rationality and happiness is an impossible thing to achieve in a world where women are oppressed and beneath men. Secrets are held deep inside them, and in the end no one knows the truth behind them. Furthermore, both of these women shared a common origin of their problem; however, their outlook on life, their actions, and their surroundings are

Mrs Mallard, a kind, older lady, had a severe heart disease. The element of surprise, if not executed right, could kill her. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin the element of time and surprise create an element that other authors struggle to do. In this paper, I will discuss the tone of the way the family broke the news of Mr. Mallard 's death to Mrs. Mallard. Whether the news was bad or good, how it was broken to Mrs. Mallard could have killed her. In the end it did