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Story Of An Hour Patriarchal Society

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The next thing feminist care about are women's desires. This means they encourage women to take the journey of finding out who they are and what they want to do in life. A wonderful example of someone who supports feminism when it comes to figuring themselves out is, Kate Chopin, author of "The Story of An Hour". This story describes the awakening of a woman named, Mrs. Mallard, as she becomes aware of her own desires. As she starts her journey, she receives news that her husband has passed, which turns out to be false, but that's not the most tragic thing in this story. Chopin wanted the entire tale to demonstrate the patriarchal society that defines gender roles and enables women to freely go about their lives. We can see this in the line,

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