A Book Report on the Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour‚ first published on December 6‚ 1894‚ in Vogue magazine‚ is a short story written by Kate Chopin (1851-1904) who is an American writer of short stories and novels. The story ‚set in the house of Mr Mallard‚ unfolds a one-hour span of life，from spiritually reborn to physically death‚ of Ms Mallard. Concerned with Ms Mallard’ affliction of heart trouble‚ great care was taken by her sister Josephine and her husband’s friend Richard ‚who worked
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Kate Chopin’s life There are many successful authors who use their life experiences to compose stories. With a deep sense of life‚ there are many writers who write famous works of literature which describe the lives of people in ancient societies. Writers can take inspiration from their lives and their education or even their traumatic experiences to write out a story. For instance‚ Kate Chopin is one of the famous writers in world literature. During the years of the 19th century‚ when women’s
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Mrs. Louise Mallard‚ the main character‚ in “The Story of an Hour‚” is told the news that her husband has been killed in a train accident. After the first couple of grief cries she begins to feel hope‚ relief‚ and freedom. It comes to her scenes that her marriage and relationship with her husband‚ Mr. Mallard‚ is brutal. Just before Louise live could not get any better all of her hopes and dreams were crashed as she sees the arrival of her husband is perfectly fine conditions. Mrs. Louise death was
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ABSTRACT Problem of traffic congestion in our country‚ especially Hanoi Capital and Ho Chi Minh City which has been the matter for Government and people to pay great attention to. This study was set up by three main parts‚ which is the current state of traffic led to its consequences‚ the main reason causing this problem and solution to solve it. The two largest cities in Vietnam are the ideal place to study and work so that the number of inhabitants has seen a sharp increased recently. Result in
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women and writer was very ahead of her time. When women were supposed to be quiet and obey their husbands‚ Chopin had the guts to speak her mind through the characters in many of her short stories and novels. An example "The story of an Hour". The Story of an hour pulls the reader into the mind of a woman realizing her spirit and potential and she can now be what she wants to be- free and independent from her husband. The story is about a women finding out of her husbands death in a train crash
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Critical Analysis: Male Oppression in "Story of An Hour" Author Kate Chopin paints the picture of Mrs. Mallard‚ a woman of the late 19th century‚ trapped in an unwanted marriage. In the story‚ Mrs. Mallard is comforted by her sister Josephine and Richard‚ her husband’s close friend. Richard and Josephine must break the news of Mr. Brently Mallard’s death very delicately to Louise‚ for she is "afflicted with a heart trouble" (362) and any distress may worsen her pre-existing condition. However
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In the short story “A Story of an Hour”‚ Mallard is portrayed of being alone due to the “death” of her husband. That “alone” feeling starts to clear away as she notices that she was confined and followed everything that her husband told her to do. Even though Mallard was confined in a room‚ she starts to see how her husband was acting like a dictator and was moving Mallard as a puppet. At first‚ when she thought how freedom was coming towards‚ she dreaded it. But‚ as freedom arrives and enters her
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The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin is a captivating short story. It is defiantly one of the most interesting ones I have read. I actually‚ for once‚ enjoyed reading a story from an English textbook. One thing I found very curious was Mrs. Mallard heart trouble. I believe that her heart is symbol for a few things. Chopin talks about her heart issues at the beginning and the end of the story. The heart trouble affects Louise both physically and symbolically. The first thing we learn about Mrs
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After reading Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour the student of English can better understand how big of an impact gender had on a person’s life by seeing how happy Louise was at the thought of freedom. Kate Chopin is an American author who lived from 1850-1904‚ this was part of the Victorian era. She wrote a lot about sensitive‚ intelligent woman. She was French and English and the French influence is quite visible in her writings. The story of an hour made an appearance in Vogue‚ because of the
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Traffic Congestion in New York City Over the past decade‚ the streets‚ highways‚ tunnels and bridges of New York City and the surrounding metropolitan region have become increasingly clogged with traffic. In recent years‚ business leaders have become increasingly concerned about the traffic congestion in Manhattan and the region. The regional public transit and commuter rail system cannot provide everyone with a reasonable alternative to car travel. As a result‚ traffic congestion has become a
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