Write An Essay About The Story Of An Hour
1. When and where was the story written or told? What historical, social, or cultural background might be needed to understand or explain what the story is about?
You can expect by the language and the resources that they had, that the story was set in olden times. Since modern electricity was installed in homes during the end of the 19th century you can expect that the story was placed in the 19th century or the early 20th. This is due to them not having modern electricity and being not very wealthy. Other indications that the story was placed in the 18th century is the language spoken such as “I know. It’s just that sometimes when you’re away I get lonely. There’s a long cold tramp in front of you. You’ll let me fix a scarf around your face.” …show more content…
In the beginning she seems to care for John and would like to spend more time with him. Ann is the beginning of the story goes on about she doesn't want him to leave and a big storm was coming. It seemed to imply that she cared. The character talks with some resentment toward John leaving and has mixed feeling about John Himself. She often compares John to Steven particular in their looks. It becomes very clear from the moment that Steven arrives that there is an internal conflict with Ann. Ann often mentions being married to John for seven years. In farming after seven years you don't farm that part of land and let it have a year to relax and take a break. This can be a hint that after seven years of the marriage to John she wants something to change.
Steven is a character where your prospective of him changes depending on the way Ann reacts. Ann goes between seeing Steven as protective and good or intimidating. Throughout the story he keeps reassuring her that everything is fine and then tells her that John is not coming home that night. The character’s intentions are clear from the start of him arriving at their home, he seems like bad news from the beginning. Since Steven is only described from Ann’s perspective you get only the way she's sees him as young and confident while describing John as the
You can expect by the language and the resources that they had, that the story was set in olden times. Since modern electricity was installed in homes during the end of the 19th century you can expect that the story was placed in the 19th century or the early 20th. This is due to them not having modern electricity and being not very wealthy. Other indications that the story was placed in the 18th century is the language spoken such as “I know. It’s just that sometimes when you’re away I get lonely. There’s a long cold tramp in front of you. You’ll let me fix a scarf around your face.” …show more content…
In the beginning she seems to care for John and would like to spend more time with him. Ann is the beginning of the story goes on about she doesn't want him to leave and a big storm was coming. It seemed to imply that she cared. The character talks with some resentment toward John leaving and has mixed feeling about John Himself. She often compares John to Steven particular in their looks. It becomes very clear from the moment that Steven arrives that there is an internal conflict with Ann. Ann often mentions being married to John for seven years. In farming after seven years you don't farm that part of land and let it have a year to relax and take a break. This can be a hint that after seven years of the marriage to John she wants something to change.
Steven is a character where your prospective of him changes depending on the way Ann reacts. Ann goes between seeing Steven as protective and good or intimidating. Throughout the story he keeps reassuring her that everything is fine and then tells her that John is not coming home that night. The character’s intentions are clear from the start of him arriving at their home, he seems like bad news from the beginning. Since Steven is only described from Ann’s perspective you get only the way she's sees him as young and confident while describing John as the