how Louis Mallard ’s awakening is both spiritual and physical. Deneau presents the question whether Louise is "a normal understandable‚ sympathetic woman or is she an egocentric‚ selfish monster." Even though celebrating the death of one ’s husband is evil and devilish‚ the way she does it makes her a sympathetic character. Deneau explains that there is a spiritual force that is responsible for Louise ’s emotions. He also argues that "if immediately
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way. Both women feel trapped by their husbands and by the expectations society places on them. The repression of Louise and Nora is inflicted upon them by both self and society; how does one remain an individual while also conforming to the traditional female role mandated by society? Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a short story about a woman with a heart condition named Louise Mallard‚ who after hearing the news of her husband’s death‚ retreats to her bedroom to celebrate her freedom from
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Nathan Lane‚ Essay Actor Nathan Lane born on February 3‚ 1956‚ in Jersey City‚ New Jersey. Lane began acting in middle school and by the time he graduated from St. Peter’s Prep high school‚ he had decided on a career as an actor. Though he was offered a scholarship to study theatre at St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia‚ the stipend provided was not sufficient to live on‚ so Lane took a series of odd jobs‚ including bail interviewer‚ telemarketer‚ and singing messenger‚ while trying to land acting
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Chopin tackles complex issues involved in the relationship among female independence‚ love‚ and marriage through her brief but effective characterization of the supposedly widowed Louise Mallard in her last hour of life. After discovering that her husband has died in a train accident‚ Mrs. Mallard faces conflicting emotions of grief at her husband’s death and joy at the prospects for freedom in the remainder of her life. The latter emotion eventually takes precedence in her thoughts. As with many
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When Louise hears from Josephine and Richards of her husband’s death‚ she naturally reacts with grief . Although‚ when she is alone‚ Louise begins to realize that she is now an independent woman. Strangely‚ this excites and uplifts her spirits. Society will never accept her joy or understand it. In her eyes‚ she sees her
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inside if there is an absence of a male figure involved in their lives. This is shown throughout the beginning and even some of the middle of the story when it is told that Louise has a heart condition. This is already pointing out the fact that she is becoming ill because her husband is not around. As the story continues‚ Louise runs up to her room in tears without letting anyone enter‚ feeling extremely desperate over the thought of losing her husband. This shows how she is becoming lost without
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There are no words or details that bring the sentence to life‚ the sentence is merely fact and unemotional. Shortly after‚ Louise begins to once again come to life with sentences like “There will be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature‚” almost as if she realizes
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goes to her room. She becomes filled with joy when she realizes that she is free. Louise and Brently love each other‚ but Louise still feels oppressed. Louise feels oppressed because Chopin lived from 1851-1904 and during those times women’s rights weren’t a priority. The wives were supposed to listen to their husbands and do as they said. The story never talks about Brently forcing Louise to do anything‚ but when Louise is being described‚ it states: "She was young‚ with a fair‚ calm face‚ whose lines
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“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ set in the 19th century‚ explores the emotional roller coaster a young married woman with a heart condition endures in a one hour time period after learning that her husband had allegedly died in a train wreck. Louise Mallard‚ initially saddened by the news of her husband’s death‚ suddenly feels an overwhelming sense of relief and happiness. Her happiness is quickly crushed when her husband arrives home alive‚ sending her into such a shock that her heart fails
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similarities and differences at the end of the story. They both have something wrong mentally‚ but Louise feels trapped in this relationship and can not stand it anymore. But in “The Yellow Wallpaper” she just goes crazy at the end of it and doesn’t want anyone to touch her wallpaper. Another similarity and difference is that their husbands both truly love them‚ but in the “Story of an Hour” Louise sometimes loved her husband‚ but she felt like she was stuck in it about wanting her freedom. In “The
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