aper Summary: This paper compares two stories ‚Shirley Jackson’s ’The Lottery’ and Kate Chopin’s ’The Story of an Hour’‚ which both demonstrate change‚ but in two very different ways. The paper notes that both stories show how change is necessary for life to be constructive and without which life becomes static and boring. The paper compares the way the characters in both stories handle change and how it affects their lives. From the Paper: "In Jackson’s "The Lottery‚" the townspeople face a unique
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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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Although The Story of an Hour‚ certainly did not take an hour to read‚ there were many instances of entrapment portrayed throughout the story. With the instances of entrapment also comes with how the protagonist of the story Mrs. Mallard‚ gains her freedom from being entrapped. During The Story of an Hour Mrs. Mallard‚ a wife afflicted with heart trouble had to be told that her husband had passed away in a railroad disaster. Mrs. Mallard certainly didn’t take the news of her husband’s passing very
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In a handful of the reader’s time‚ Chopin is able to bring out a countless amount of themes in her short story “The Story on an Hour”‚ that are not only controversial‚ but fairly ahead of her time. Chopin uses her story to represent a negative view of marriage by presenting the reader with a protagonist who is clearly burdened by emotional struggles when she becomes a wife. Devastated by the sudden news regarding M. Mallard‚ Louise excuses herself and immediately runs to her bedroom where we see
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In “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ sadness is portrayed by Josephine when she tells Louise the news‚ Mrs. Mallard when she hears of her husband’s death‚ and when Mrs. Mallard realizes that she is tied down in a marriage. These very things craft the outrageous tale of Mrs. Mallard and her life with her husband‚ Brently Mallard. The character Josephine is portrayed as a worried sister‚ who fears that the news of brother-in-law’s death may cause the death of her sister‚ Mrs. mallard. When the author
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But even more so‚ she had cheated on her husband whom she had a child with. This was not as uncommon for stories‚ but the thought that neither characters paid any retribution for their actions caused quite the social outrage. Story of an Hour touches upon subjects such as freedom and happiness for a women after her husband dies. Moments after the news of her husband’s death‚ Mrs. Mallard was rejoiced in the realization she
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Several symbols in Kate Chopin’s "Story of an Hour" create a feeling of comfort‚ wellness‚ and wonderfulness within the reader’s mind. The first symbol I will speak of is the "comfortable chair" which she sinks into after the news of her husbands’ death. Then‚ I will speak of the open window‚ which she sits in front of through which she sees many symbols of things that are good. Finally‚ I will speak of the description of Mrs. Mallard herself and her comfortable situation‚ which will tie together
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“The Story of an Hour” is a short story told by Kate Chopin. The story begins by telling the readers about Mrs. Mallard’s also known as Louise‚ has heart trouble and was told about the tragic accident of her beloved husband. Hearing the news Mrs. Mallard sits in her chair motionless for a few days and occasionally will grieve about the loss of her husband‚ Brently. But‚ after a while she realizes that she is now set free. Although Mrs. Mallard loved her husband dearly‚ she now has the freedom and
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The loss of one’s spouse is a pain some people cannot endure; others handle this delicate situation in a different matter‚ such as Louise Mallard in the story‚ “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin. Mrs. Louise Mallard is a young and very pretty lady‚ but with the recent death of her husband‚ she appears to be much older. “She was young‚ with a fair‚ calm face‚ whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes‚ whose gaze was fixed away
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During Kate Chopin’s marriage she resided in Louisiana where the laws favored the husband in a type of patriarchal code. At the time women were subjected to a lesser role and the husband’s will was freely imposed upon their wives. In “The Story of an Hour” much of Chopin’s desire for the prospect of freedom is reflected to us through the character of Mrs. Mallard. The societal norms of the late 1800’s dictated that women would assume the feminine role and live for their husbands; as a woman’s place
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