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    Feminism in the story of an hour Feminism is an ideology dealing with women ’s struggles for the same rights as men.   It proposed that all women should be politically‚ economically‚ and socially equal to men.   The idea arose in the 19th century and is synonymous with the Women ’s Rights Movement of the 1900s.      Women were discriminated against by males and treated like second class citizens.   They did not have the right to vote and married women did not have the right to own their on land

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    The World Before Her is Written and directed by Nisha Pahuja. The film says it is the first to shoot the training at a Durga Vahini camp and for that alone it is a valuable resource to see first hand how young girls are being brain washed into hating Muslims and thinking that wielding a few sticks and learning some artful body moves will give them an identity and make them defend themselves and their country. That was the real value for the film for me was to see young women from rural areas look

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    Frasure 24 June 2013 The Story of an Hour Women have come a long way since 1900s.That was my response to the story “ The Story of an Hour”. To story also let me know how important women are to this world but importantly to men. Before I go ahead with my personal response of the story. I want to give a background on the story because l feel like it will let one know where I’m coming from or know how I got my personal response. Kate Chopin wrote “The story of an hour” in 1894. We are talking about

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    A response to “The Story of An Hour” By Kate Chopin Kate Chopin’s short story titled “The Story of An Hour” focuses on the life-changing events that transpire within an hour in the life of a certain Louise Mallard‚ before ultimately leading to her demise. The story begins as the news of her husband’s death is broken to Mrs. Mallard‚ with utmost care‚ as apparently she suffers from a heart disease. Although‚ over stricken with grief and sadness at first‚ soon she comes to accept the incident

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    Robinson 1 Chris Robinson Professor Mary Jane Whitney English 101 March 23‚ 2001 Female Identity in Kate Chopin’s "The Story of an Hour" In the nineteenth century males were clearly dominant and authoritarian‚ while females were subservient and passive. Slowly‚ women began to question their assigned role and responded to the battle between the sexes in a variety of new ways—withdrawal‚ revolt‚ and action to change society: Significantly

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    the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ the author introduces us to the main character of Louis Mallard and describes the emotions the main character goes through when the news of her husband’s death is delivered to her. Mrs. Mallard reaction to her husband’s death is very unusual compared to the society’s standard‚ she feels a sense of freedom rather than the bleakness of being lonely. Later‚ when she learns that Mr. Mallard is still alive‚ the disappointment takes her life away.

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    After reading "The one hour of story"‚ I was attracted deeply by it. I like it so much. And I think that this story theme is - freedom‚ women freedom. In the that time‚ As a woman had to take all the responsibility her husband and social in the social. As if they were trapped in small intangible cage. They were even numb‚ whatever body or spirit. They were trapped in it couldn’t extricate oneself. However‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ she was quite different from other women‚ she looked forward to the freedom.

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    Feminism in “The Story of an Hour” "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin tells the story of a woman gaining independence after her husband’s death. The author uses feminist theory to display her beliefs and values. The relationship between Louise and Brently Mallard‚ Louise’s reaction to the news of Brently’s death‚ and her reaction to seeing him alive again are ways that Kate Chopin displays feminism. The relationship between the Mallards as described in "The Story of an Hour" suggests the harsh

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    Symbolism in the “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin For this lesson I read "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Although there are many literary devices used in "The Story of an Hour"‚ I have decided to write my essay on the use of symbolism. The literary device symbolism is a technique used to represent ideas and events by using significant or important things that stand out in the story. A few things that stood out most in the story would be the comfortable chair‚ and Mrs. Mallard’s heart

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    In Kate Chopin’s short story "The Story of an Hour‚" there is much irony. The first irony detected is in the way that Louise reacts to the news of the death of her husband‚ Brently Mallard. Before Louise’s reaction is revealed‚ Chopin alludes to how the widow feels by describing the world according to her perception of it after the "horrible" news. Louise is said to "not hear the story as many women have heard the same." Rather‚ she accepts it and goes to her room to be alone. Now the reader

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