Story Of An Hour Literary Analysis
The Story of an Hour
Kate Chopin’s story “The Story of Hour” brings many surprises between couples in an hour. Mrs. Mallard was a married lady who was under pressure in her marriage. When she heard about death of her husband, she weeps and sorrow but soon she feels relief and joyful about her future that belongs only to her. Mrs. Mallard who was a symbol for all the women during late 19th century was overwhelmed with her marriage and the society for lack of humans’ rights that applied for women.
Mrs. Mallard was a young lady who afflicted with a heart disease. Her sister broke the news of her husband’s death to her. She was devastated and couldn’t stop crying. She loved Mr. Mallard but she realized that after grieving; she can spend her time alone and free. Suddenly, someone open the door. It …show more content…
Mallard was married. She mentioned to be young and did not love her husband often. “Yet she had loved him—sometimes. Often she had not. What did it matter! What could love, the unsolved mystery?”(16) She described her marriage as unsolved mystery which implies that girls in the society need to get married in young ages. No one knew the reason to such tradition. “That blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature.”(14) The author describes such tradition also as blind persistence.
Women were not raised to question anything in a male dominated society. She was a symbol for all the women at the time who feels a relief after death of her husband. “Free, free, free!”(11) She realized that she did not have to be dependent on anyone. She had no right to debate or disagree with her husband. Mr. Mallard doesn’t appear to be abusive but she was frustrated and overwhelmed due to lack of rights. However, women’s right have been always an issue. In my opinion, the author purpose of writing The Story of an Hour is to demonstrate life of a young woman in male dominated
Kate Chopin’s story “The Story of Hour” brings many surprises between couples in an hour. Mrs. Mallard was a married lady who was under pressure in her marriage. When she heard about death of her husband, she weeps and sorrow but soon she feels relief and joyful about her future that belongs only to her. Mrs. Mallard who was a symbol for all the women during late 19th century was overwhelmed with her marriage and the society for lack of humans’ rights that applied for women.
Mrs. Mallard was a young lady who afflicted with a heart disease. Her sister broke the news of her husband’s death to her. She was devastated and couldn’t stop crying. She loved Mr. Mallard but she realized that after grieving; she can spend her time alone and free. Suddenly, someone open the door. It …show more content…
Mallard was married. She mentioned to be young and did not love her husband often. “Yet she had loved him—sometimes. Often she had not. What did it matter! What could love, the unsolved mystery?”(16) She described her marriage as unsolved mystery which implies that girls in the society need to get married in young ages. No one knew the reason to such tradition. “That blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature.”(14) The author describes such tradition also as blind persistence.
Women were not raised to question anything in a male dominated society. She was a symbol for all the women at the time who feels a relief after death of her husband. “Free, free, free!”(11) She realized that she did not have to be dependent on anyone. She had no right to debate or disagree with her husband. Mr. Mallard doesn’t appear to be abusive but she was frustrated and overwhelmed due to lack of rights. However, women’s right have been always an issue. In my opinion, the author purpose of writing The Story of an Hour is to demonstrate life of a young woman in male dominated