Story Of An Hour Literary Analysis
Malorie Mitchell
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Professor Menchaca
Literary Analysis
WC = 1,325 What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
The expectation in society from two hundred years ago for women had a habit of making sure a woman was not a woman but always a lady like the most delicate flower instead of a womanly goddess or feminism, that is, to underestimate the needs of women past their ability to have a baby and make a home. Mrs. Mallard's "heart trouble" might have came from an internal struggle where she had over and over again ignored her own wants and needs so she could be that delicate flower I talked about earlier. When Mrs. Mallard’s heart was able to be "set free" after hearing about her husbands death, she could …show more content…
Mallard a woman who is clearly overjoyed that her husband is dead. Chopin shows this through the language in “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin used to describe Louise’s state of mind as she wavers between wallowing and indescribable joy about her newfound freedom. The narrator of “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin relays what she sees in a followable structure, but the way her feelings are described, the words are strong and resonate, leaving a powerful interpretation. One could suggest that Louis had a real internal struggle that is not noticed by her husband or friends and when she locks herself in her room to find her feelings is critical. The setting outside of her room is not even detailed, but the setting inside of her thoughts is animated and well worded by the narrator. The window looking outside is detailed like her thoughts, while everything about her doesn't …show more content…
Mallard's has a heart condition and all of her family and friends constantly tiptoe around her like a delicate flower. When her sister and her friend find out that her husband Mr. Mallard has been killed in a freak accident, they have to gently break the news to Mrs. Mallard about her husbands death. She then cries her eyes out and goes up to her room to be by herself and locks everyone out. She doesn't know how she is supposed to feel or react to losing her husband but in that moment of unsettling grief she finally realizes that she now can be free and do anything her heart desires. Even though she and her husband loved each other, and she's truly saddened by his death but at the same time she feels like herself and free for the first time. She begins to daydream about her new lease on life now that she can live like the woman she had apparently been suppressing. During Mrs. Mallard epiphany she comes out of her room all resolved and makes her way downstairs where her sister and friend are waiting and suddenly, Mr. Mallard comes home alive and when Mrs. Mallard sees him she for real just stops breathing and
1:35 MW
Professor Menchaca
Literary Analysis
WC = 1,325 What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
The expectation in society from two hundred years ago for women had a habit of making sure a woman was not a woman but always a lady like the most delicate flower instead of a womanly goddess or feminism, that is, to underestimate the needs of women past their ability to have a baby and make a home. Mrs. Mallard's "heart trouble" might have came from an internal struggle where she had over and over again ignored her own wants and needs so she could be that delicate flower I talked about earlier. When Mrs. Mallard’s heart was able to be "set free" after hearing about her husbands death, she could …show more content…
Mallard a woman who is clearly overjoyed that her husband is dead. Chopin shows this through the language in “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin used to describe Louise’s state of mind as she wavers between wallowing and indescribable joy about her newfound freedom. The narrator of “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin relays what she sees in a followable structure, but the way her feelings are described, the words are strong and resonate, leaving a powerful interpretation. One could suggest that Louis had a real internal struggle that is not noticed by her husband or friends and when she locks herself in her room to find her feelings is critical. The setting outside of her room is not even detailed, but the setting inside of her thoughts is animated and well worded by the narrator. The window looking outside is detailed like her thoughts, while everything about her doesn't …show more content…
Mallard's has a heart condition and all of her family and friends constantly tiptoe around her like a delicate flower. When her sister and her friend find out that her husband Mr. Mallard has been killed in a freak accident, they have to gently break the news to Mrs. Mallard about her husbands death. She then cries her eyes out and goes up to her room to be by herself and locks everyone out. She doesn't know how she is supposed to feel or react to losing her husband but in that moment of unsettling grief she finally realizes that she now can be free and do anything her heart desires. Even though she and her husband loved each other, and she's truly saddened by his death but at the same time she feels like herself and free for the first time. She begins to daydream about her new lease on life now that she can live like the woman she had apparently been suppressing. During Mrs. Mallard epiphany she comes out of her room all resolved and makes her way downstairs where her sister and friend are waiting and suddenly, Mr. Mallard comes home alive and when Mrs. Mallard sees him she for real just stops breathing and