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    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. Mrs. Mallard is the main character whom of which also known as Louise and she is married to Brently Mallard. Mrs. Mallard's

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    Chopin’s The Story of an Hour was first published in 1894 (The Story of An Hour). The main theme of this story is oppression and loss of freedom for people, especially when they are married. In the Era this story was written marriage bound a couple together in a union that could not be undone except through death. The oppression happens to both women and men. This theme is demonstrated many times throughout the story. Chopin keeps us in Mrs. Mallard’s head through the entire duration of the story, letting

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    Written April 19th, 1894 “The Story of an Hour” is to be said one of Kate Chopin’s most controversial pieces. Published on December 6th, 1894 in Vogue magazine under the title “The Dream of an Hour” readers first meet Lousie Mallard. Set in the 19th century, a time when women were to be seen as merely an appendage to their husbands, readers are taken on an emotional roller coaster finding of the death of Brently Mallard. It was said that a woman isn’t anything without a man leading her, yet no one

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    True Sadness In the short story "The Story of an Hour" Kate Chopin, the author, presents the reader with an obscure view of marriage. Chopin's main character, Mrs. Louise Mallard, experiences the excitement of freedom instead of the devastation of loneliness after she receives the news of her husband's death. Mrs. Mallard disturbingly finds out that Brently, her husband is still alive. She know knew that her only chance at freedom is gone. The disappointment instantly kills Mrs. Mallard. Published

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    equality. “The Story Of An Hour” is one of her representative works. In this short story, Kate Chopin reveals how women lived under the oppression of male-dominated society, especially for women who got married. They were not financially independent and their freedom and rights were deprived. Therefore female were forced to be an “angle in the home”. The literature piece challenges the preconception that women can only be a housekeeper and marriage is the only way out. “The Story of An Hour” starts

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    In “The Story of an Hour”, Kate Chopin, the author, tells the story of a woman who feels that she has lost her personal freedom because of her marriage. After learning of her husband’s sudden passing, Mrs. Mallard does not feel loneliness and despair, as one would expect. Instead, Mrs. Mallard begins to feel that she may be free from her husband. “There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself” (Chopin 533). Mrs. Mallard will be able to make her own choices

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    The “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a short story about a woman who struggles with the oppression she experiences at the hands of her husband and her secret desire for independence. Louise Mallard didn’t realize how upset she was in her marriage until she found out about her husband’s death. She grieves for only a short period of time before mentally creating a new life for herself. This new life she envisions help her to see the silver lining in a tragic event. Chopin uses symbolism throughout

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    money, but to get stoned to death? The short story I choose for this assignment is the “Lottery”, I choose this short story because when I first read the story I had lots to say about it and I also believe the tradition that is being followed in this story is very different, interesting, sad and unfair. The lottery by far is one of the most unique stories I have read. This short story has five different themes and lots of literary devices used to get the story in touch with the reader. Also, have you

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    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

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    Essay The short story “The Interlopers” by Saki, was written in 1919. The story is still read frequently by the community, and is often assigned to be read for high school students. The story has been around for almost one-hundred years old and is still popular, many people wonder why. That question can be answered many ways, one of them being the techniques the writer uses. The author uses foreshadowing, irony, and suspense to keep readers continuing to reading the story. The story “The Interlopers”

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