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    In ‘The Story of an Hour’‚ Kate Chopin creates a character that changes from "a woman afflicted with a heart trouble" to "a goddess of Victory." It is in her own use of language- imagery‚ symbolism‚ and descriptive details- that Chopin illustrates the profound changes in Mrs. Mallard. The plot takes place mainly in the mind of Mrs. Mallard‚ which makes it necessary that the reader understands her personality and where thoughts are derived from. First‚ Mrs. Mallard is described as having "a heart

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    Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a short story that tells of the feelings and thoughts of Louise Mallard after she learns of her husband’s death. When the story starts the readers already know of a tragic event that has happened‚ and the characters have no idea. This is because of the POV that Chopin wrote the story in. This story is told in the third person point of view‚ and because of this it makes the story a lot more dramatic but understandable. If the story would have been told in the

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    some form of the literature. I have chosen to blend the reader’s response and formalist to criticize the story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. She is always able to capture the reader’s attention and never lets it go throughout the entire story. In the story‚ “The Story of an Hour”‚ Kate Chopin (1984) captures the readers attention with just a very few lines at the beginning of the story. She sets a suspenseful mood that leaves the reader wanting to know more and more “Knowing that Ms. Millard

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    Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour “She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.” This quote from the passage plays a huge impact on the meaning of this short story especially when it is paired with the last line‚ “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills.” These two sentences pair beautifully because it helps the reader grasp the full sense of irony and emotion portrayed

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    experiences. They share family values‚ traditions‚ and have children also. Then there is freedom both partners in a marriage are not involved or devoted to anyone else. Freedom is defined as the ability or power to talk‚ react‚ perform‚ or think without penalty. Each person has to be free to enter into the agreement of marriage. Marriage and freedom are a connected union which requires discipline and compromise. Freedom is the fact of how we choose to think and the reaction or actions of those thoughts

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    Verbal Visual Assignment October 12‚ 2012 The Story of an Hour In the short story The Story of an Hour its author Kate Chopin tells us that was impossible for a woman to have or fight for the real meaning freedom in a conservative country with traditional social environment. “Into this she sank‚ pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul.”(Chopin 201) Mrs. Mallard was shocked by her husband’s death and felt physical exhaustions not only because

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    A Glimpse into The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Marie Edmund ENG 125: Introduction to Literature Nathan Pritts February 11‚ 2013 A Glimpse into The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin Literature can be found at every turn and there are many different genres to choose from. Each brings with it a new world for the reader to immerse himself. Literature allows the reader to experience a new perspective. It allows the reader to feel and connect with the story and its characters. No matter

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    Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin "She said it over and over under her breath: ’free‚ free‚ free!’ The vacant stare and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and bright. Her pulses beat fast‚ and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body"(Chopin). Women were completely controlled by the men in their lives. First‚ by their fathers‚ brothers and male relatives and finally by their husbands. Their sole purpose in life is to find a husband

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    still in the mainstream. Kate Chopin who was living a conventional life‚ had taken on a new role after the death of her husband. As a widow and mother of six‚ Chopin returned to her home town of St. Louis where she was raised as by 3 generations of very intelligent and strong-willed women. Not only was Chopin influenced by those very women‚ but her observations of the world lead her to begin writing. Early feminists longed for the same rights as women do today. Chopin was scorned for her vision

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    Dennise Rendon AP Literature The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin In “Story of an Hour” a woman has a brief realization that the unexpected news of her husband’s death could open a new world of opportunities for her. Kate Chopin uses nature imagery to represent a woman’s sense of freedom‚ when she believes that she has been freed from the bonds of marriage. The third person limited point of view from which the story is written gives a clear insight into the thoughts and emotions of Mrs. Mallard

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