Story Of An Hour Literary Analysis

“The story of an hour,” by Kate Chopin focuses on the idea of freedom. This short story is about the protagonist, named Louise, who finds out that her husband has been in an accident and died. She has many feelings, but the one that she enjoyed the most was the freedom she would now have. “Hence, Brentley’s death is not tragic to her because it gives her own life back to her” (Rosenblum, 7). Her freedom is quickly taken away from her, when her husband walks through the front door. The theme is, even if the sense of freedom is there in your reach; it can quickly disappear. The story’s theme is developed by using plot, and symbolism.
Louise is the protagonist and is a round and dynamic character in this short story. While reading the story, the readers can get the sense that Louise had lost her personality, her freedom, or self-worth after getting married. She loved her husband but not as much as she loved being her own person. In the beginning of the story she has a heart condition and is struck with grief over her husband’s sudden death. She locks herself
For example, Louise looking out at the open field, the blue sky and clouds shows the readers that she is entering the calm before the storm. Also, the open window in Louise’s room can be interpreted that it shows all the new endless possibilities to her newfound freedom. "As she stares out a window she faces a scene of natural beauty and vitality that seems, at first, merely to contrast with her own bereaved suffering; soon, however, it becomes clear that all the imagery of "spring life" is not simply ironic but also suggests to Louise the possibilities of a new, more vital existence." (Evans, 2). Also, the way she described the sky and the rain shows us the way she was feeling too. “But she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her though the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air” (Chopin,