Heart disease

Discovering Freedom in Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour As humans, we live our life within the boundaries of our belief systems and moral guidelines. Yet, one unexpected event can suddenly knock us out of our comfort zone and thrust us into a completely different arena. Such is the case of the central character in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour.” Louise Mallard, upon hearing the news of her husband’s tragic death then subsequent revelation of its fallacy, finds herself quickly moving

Mrs. Mallard’s heart trouble is symbolic of her broken relationship with her husband, Brently. Of all the possible health issues that Mrs. Mallard could have been battling, it is heart trouble that she if faced with. It is noted that Josephine speaks “in broken sentences; veiled hints” (Chopin, “The Story”), so that the news of Brently’s death is

Kate Chopin’s brilliant use of words immediately captures the reader’s attention. There is no introduction of characters and no build up to this story. In the opening sentence, Chopin introduces the readers to Louise Mallard and informs them of her heart condition. Little do the readers know, this will be a huge factor at the end of the story. The readers also learn that Louise’s husband has died in a railroad accident. With the knowledge of these two events, Chopin takes the reader on a journey with

In this story as well the woman is portrayed as a weak charcter as soon as the story begins there is a statement; " Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death."(Chopin) Not only because she is woman, she also has a heart problem and would not be able to cope with the news. Althoguh both women are now in diffcult position, they both find a common ground or a way to deal with their problems

“knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband´s death”. Mrs. Mallard´s heart trouble will be a controversial issue during the story. It is the reason why she was told with such care and worry about the death of Mr Mallard and the reason why her sister panics when she leaves and locks herself in her room “open the door- you will make yourself ill”. Her heart trouble provides the story with a very interesting

mother that both of them are engaged. However, Sam pushes him to finally tell his mother, who does not want him to marry her. Upset, he leaves with Sam and arranges for the marriage immediately. After the wedding, Clay goes to the hospital because the heart is ready. Upon arriving at the hospital, Clay’s mother once again tries to persuade him to approach a better surgeon. Clay disregards her remarks because he sees them as attempts on the relationships with his friends. As the surgery begins, Dr. Larry

suffer everyday from stress and its effects. Stress affects a person's physical health; usually the symptoms are increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, irritability, and depression. This plague can affect all ages and both genders. The main reason why stress is so dangerous is because it can be fatal to a person's health. Not only can stress lead to many heart diseases, but also it could make a person panic-stricken. Although stress may look unconquerable or inevitable, it is possible to control

Initially, I expected the story to be longer than two pages. I also thought that the story’s name could have been different. For example, the story instantly starts off by talking about Mrs. Mallard’s heart problem, and that fact is repeated throughout the story. Why not title it something like “Matters of the Heart”? But, after reading the story I realized that time is an important aspect of the story- all the events in the story happen within the hour, and Mrs. Mallard mentions time on multiple occasions-

written to address the crisis of the restricted lives women were forced to live during that time period. In the beginning of the story, the narrator is discussing how they were being careful to break the news of Louis husband’s death because she had a heart problem. In the middle of the text, we learn how the news was accepted. Finally, in the end of the text, the author adds an interesting plot twists that brings the meaning of the story together. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” is the best story

There is no history of any heart problems or symptoms pertaining to any heart disease. Some additional health issues I currently face are joint problems, concerns about the safety of exercise and pains in my lower leg due to an injury I sustained in my teenage years. The health risk factors I currently face are pretty minor. I am only 35 yrs. of age with no prior history of drug and alcohol abuse, and no close relatives who suffered from any major heart problems. I am as active as I