How Does Kate Chopin Use Imagery In The Story Of An Hour
“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin
Kimberly Morgan
South University Online
Composition I – English 1001
Professor John Flynn
October 31, 2010
Abstract
Chopin uses imagery and descriptive detail to contrast the rich possibilities for which Mrs. Mallard yearns with the drab reality of her everyday life. Chopin uses specific words to give the reader a background on Mrs. Mallard’s position. Chopin uses “Fearfully” to describe what Mrs. Mallard’s reaction is when she finds out her husband is dead and realized that she is on her own. The word “Fearfully” shows that Mrs. Mallard did in fact love her husband. It does this by giving the reader the implication that she was worried about how she would live without him to be there for her. She was afraid to go on without having him there for her. Later on in the story the use of the word “Unwittingly” describes Mrs. Mallard’s mood. This shows that Mrs. Mallard had made peace with her husband’s death, and she is doing what she has to do. Mrs. Mallard is not going to worry about her husband’s death because she has …show more content…
This short story describes the main character, Louise Mallard, as we see her “metamorphosis” throughout Chopin’s work of fiction. “The Story of an Hour” refers to Mrs. Mallard’s life where she gains her liberty. This scene, where Mrs. Mallard will supposedly grieve for her husband, deliberately exposes a lot on her character and her new discovery of living. “The Story of an Hour” makes us see some perspective on a married woman who opens up herself and shows her true feelings deep down there, for what we called “inner-self”. Chopin’s use of foreshadowing and irony gives us a look of what is to come in the story. One specific example of this is when Chopin portrays the character so calm after the death of her husband. Chopin portrays this conflict to be very wearing on the
Kimberly Morgan
South University Online
Composition I – English 1001
Professor John Flynn
October 31, 2010
Abstract
Chopin uses imagery and descriptive detail to contrast the rich possibilities for which Mrs. Mallard yearns with the drab reality of her everyday life. Chopin uses specific words to give the reader a background on Mrs. Mallard’s position. Chopin uses “Fearfully” to describe what Mrs. Mallard’s reaction is when she finds out her husband is dead and realized that she is on her own. The word “Fearfully” shows that Mrs. Mallard did in fact love her husband. It does this by giving the reader the implication that she was worried about how she would live without him to be there for her. She was afraid to go on without having him there for her. Later on in the story the use of the word “Unwittingly” describes Mrs. Mallard’s mood. This shows that Mrs. Mallard had made peace with her husband’s death, and she is doing what she has to do. Mrs. Mallard is not going to worry about her husband’s death because she has …show more content…
This short story describes the main character, Louise Mallard, as we see her “metamorphosis” throughout Chopin’s work of fiction. “The Story of an Hour” refers to Mrs. Mallard’s life where she gains her liberty. This scene, where Mrs. Mallard will supposedly grieve for her husband, deliberately exposes a lot on her character and her new discovery of living. “The Story of an Hour” makes us see some perspective on a married woman who opens up herself and shows her true feelings deep down there, for what we called “inner-self”. Chopin’s use of foreshadowing and irony gives us a look of what is to come in the story. One specific example of this is when Chopin portrays the character so calm after the death of her husband. Chopin portrays this conflict to be very wearing on the