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    Reading Reflection: “The Story of an Hour” ENG125: Introduction to Literature Instructor: Olabisi Adenekan April 28‚ 2012 Reading Reflection: “The Story of an Hour” “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin gives an adverse view of marriage by presenting the reader with a woman who is clearly over whelmed with feelings of joy that her husband has passed

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    The Story of an Hour: Discuss three examples AND kinds irony used in “The Story of an Hour.” Make sure to have one example of verbal irony‚ one of situational irony‚ and one of dramatic irony. One example of verbal irony in “A Story of an Hour” is the last sentence in the story which says “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease—of joy that kills” (DiYanni 41) This is verbal irony because it is written that she died of too much happiness to see her husband‚ whom she thought

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    Story of an Hour Symbolism Throughout history‚ an author’s use of style‚ structure‚ and word selections can allow a reader to decipher the underlying message in a story‚ novel‚ or a poem. One author who utilizes a certain style to convey the meaning behind her story is Kate Chopin who wrote the short story called Story of an Hour. In her famous short storyStory of an Hour‚ Chopin successfully implements the use of symbolism to accurately show Louise’s emotions toward her husband through the usage

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    supported the family. Many wives could not leave their husbands‚ because they did not have the financial independence that was needed to survive at the time. With these obstacles‚ many women were forced to stay in unhappy marriages. In the “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ the author conveyed a negative progression of marriage from love‚ oppression and freedom. Love in marriage could be defined in two ways; romantic love which is the feeling of incredible attraction to someone and caring love

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    in the passive voice‚ with a "hidden" subject? What does this construction suggest about Mrs. Mallard’s customary environment? Veiled hints Why is she tantalizing her with hints? Is this alerting us that there may be other "veiled hints" in the story? What does this suggest about how the family views Mrs. M.? In bearing the sad message- What does this paragraph suggest about Richards’ feelings for Mrs. M? Why is he in such a hurry? Is the code of the "southern gentleman" at work here‚ or could

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    literary approach is what I’m going to use for Kate Chopin’s on The Story of an Hour. The best definition I can give for literary approach is a literary approach is a way of looking at literature i.e. how you read a piece of literature. This approach has interested me for this story and it will be the approach I will be using for it. When I read this story I found the use of the term persona used for it. This is when the teller of the story is referred into it or the narrator of the poem may or may not

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    places one might not think to look. The roles of women in short stories have changed from a typical voiceless human being to one that dominates a story. In the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ the character Mrs. Mallard demonstrates a transformation that is necessary for a woman to have. The character Mrs. Mallard defies the traditional role of women in the 1800’s. In the beginning of the short story Mrs. Mallard is depicted as a weak and fragile woman who suffered

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    Paragraph composition: Irony in “The story of an hour” Chopin uses irony in her short story to show that marriage in the 19th century is not always as society wants us to picture it‚ a love story with a loving husband and a loving wife‚ but reveals that even if a marriage is almost perfect‚ it is not impossible to be unhappy. When Mrs. Mallard hears the news that her husband past away she is at first very saddened. Chopin writes after she has wept in her sister`s arms: “When the storm of grief

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    The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ expresses thoughts of new beginnings and independence through Mrs. Mallard’s eyes. Mrs. Mallard received the news that her husband Brently Mallard was killed at the scene of a railroad disaster from her sister Josephine. Brently’s friend‚ Richards‚ first found out about the accident through the newspaper office where he then told Josephine the news to pass along to Mrs. Mallard. With the understanding that Mrs. Mallard has heart

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    Hour of a Story When people with a low need for cognition read The Story of an Hour‚ they may think that Mrs. Mallard’s death was the result of a heart condition in correlation with a sudden surprise of her living husband. I believe that a heart condition is not completely to blame‚ as Mrs. Mallard was beginning to visualize and enjoy a future of free life without the governing hands of her husband. The site of Mr. Mallard stunned her‚ and forever killed away the illusions she had just dreamed up

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