Story Of An Hour Literary Analysis Essay
Literary Analysis
In Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour “Mrs. Mallard is characterized as a fragile woman with” heart trouble” (para.1). Richards, a friend of her husband, hears the news of the train accident first, at the newspaper. Knowledge of Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition, prompts Richards to contact her sister, Josephine, to deliver the news. “She wept at once” (para.3). Then Mrs. Mallard went away to her room. Chopin describes Mrs. Mallard as weak and maybe heart broken. Josephine was kneeling at the door with her lips to the keyhole imploring her to open the door. Implying Mrs. Mallard would make herself ill. At first she takes the news like any loving widower would have. After leaving her sister and Richards, “Mrs. …show more content…
Mallard was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke of “repression and even a certain strength” ( para. 8) but, now there was a dull stare in her eyes. It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a” suspension of intelligent thought.” Here, Chopin is describing the moment when Mrs. Mallard realizes she is young and a widow. Then, there is something coming to her and she is waiting for it, fearfully. She felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching towards her through color, scents, and sounds. (para. 9)” When she abandons herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips”. She said it over and over again, under her breath, “Free, free, free!” Her eyes stayed keen and bright. (para.11) Mrs. Mallard seems to be happy that her husband is dead. She loved him, but not all the time. This is the point that she starts to realize that she can do as she pleases now. She knew she would weep again looking “at the face that had never looked save with love upon her.”(para.13). Chopin is using imagery here so the reader can focus on the sights, smells and sounds Mrs. Mallard hears as she’s realizing that she no longer has to worry about her husband. Maybe she can see her own death
In Chopin’s short story “The Story of an Hour “Mrs. Mallard is characterized as a fragile woman with” heart trouble” (para.1). Richards, a friend of her husband, hears the news of the train accident first, at the newspaper. Knowledge of Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition, prompts Richards to contact her sister, Josephine, to deliver the news. “She wept at once” (para.3). Then Mrs. Mallard went away to her room. Chopin describes Mrs. Mallard as weak and maybe heart broken. Josephine was kneeling at the door with her lips to the keyhole imploring her to open the door. Implying Mrs. Mallard would make herself ill. At first she takes the news like any loving widower would have. After leaving her sister and Richards, “Mrs. …show more content…
Mallard was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke of “repression and even a certain strength” ( para. 8) but, now there was a dull stare in her eyes. It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a” suspension of intelligent thought.” Here, Chopin is describing the moment when Mrs. Mallard realizes she is young and a widow. Then, there is something coming to her and she is waiting for it, fearfully. She felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching towards her through color, scents, and sounds. (para. 9)” When she abandons herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips”. She said it over and over again, under her breath, “Free, free, free!” Her eyes stayed keen and bright. (para.11) Mrs. Mallard seems to be happy that her husband is dead. She loved him, but not all the time. This is the point that she starts to realize that she can do as she pleases now. She knew she would weep again looking “at the face that had never looked save with love upon her.”(para.13). Chopin is using imagery here so the reader can focus on the sights, smells and sounds Mrs. Mallard hears as she’s realizing that she no longer has to worry about her husband. Maybe she can see her own death