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  • The Storm

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    Kate Chopins short story The Storm narrated the story of a womens lies and a man lust for her being during the passing of a storm The main characters Calixta the wife and Alce ex lover have committed adultery and getting away unnoticed by their spouse From the situation Chopin implies the theme of The Storm as to lie and cheat is just a natural part of life In the beginning of The Storm Bobint and his son Bibi is taking cover from the storm in a nearby store and to wait for the storm the died d

  • Freedom

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    The story of an hour is a feminist novel by Kate Chopin here Chopin uses both ironic and serious twists and foreshadows to express the women were eager for freedom and hope to get over with the inherent oppressiveness of marriage The women back then desire very much freedom in the story although that her husband is dead she is secretly happy she began to realize that she was free Yet even though they want it so badly they cant have it even though seemingly looking in from the outside she had ev

  • Freedom in The Story Of An Hour

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    A Woman Killed By The Dream of Freedom Kate Chopins The Story of an Hour is a beautifully put together tale in which she uses multiple elements to exemplify a womans hidden desire for freedom Mrs Mallard a frail woman with a heart condition is gently told that her husband has passed away in a railroad accident She grieves for a moment weeping with sudden wild abandonment Chopin and then experiences immense joy because she is Free Body and soul free Chopin that is until her husband walks in the

  • Independence in The Story of an Hour

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    An Influential Character In The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin the main character Mrs Mallard is a significant character of the story because she is an influential woman of her time The main theme of the story is a womans acceptance that she can be independent of a man This is a new idea in the time the story was written when women were supposed to be totally dependent on men and be a submissive wife Mrs Mallard defies this idea and becomes unique for her time When Mrs Mallard hears the news o

  • Commentary on The Story of an Hour

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    The Story of an Hour Kate Chopins Story of an hour is an ironic story about Mrs Mallard an older woman who has a heart condition and the death of her husband The story begins when her sister Josephine and her husbands friend Richards try to gently give her the news that her husband was killed on the railroad where he worked Instead of being devastated Mrs Mallard is relived that Mr Mallard has passed and has overwhelming feelings of freedom Mrs Mallard loved her Husband however often she did no

  • Commentary on The Story of an Hour

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    The short story The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin is a story about an hour in the life of the main character Mrs Mallard Because she is afflicted with a heart problem her sister was hesitating in breaking the news of her husbands death At first she is extremely sad and locks herself in her room and will not let anybody in However when she looks out of the window it becomes apparent to her that she is free Mrs Mallard is overwhelmed with the thought that her body and soul are now free After a

  • Commentary on The Story Of An Hour

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    In the beginning we find out that Mrs Mallard is afflicted with heart trouble and news about her husbands death is brought to her as gently as possible 788 Her sister Josephine and her husbands friend Richards who bring this news to her honestly believe that Mrs Mallard would be very upset to hear it and that it could make her even more ill Here the reader expects her to be upset and worries about her too she has heart trouble and its very possible that sad news can make her feel worse than usu

  • Commentary on The Story of An Hour

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    The Story of an Hour By Kate Chopin This short story is about an hour in the life of the main character Mrs Millard She is afflicted with a heart problem Bad news has come about that her husband has died in a train accident Her sister Josephine and Richard who is her husbands friend has to break the horrifying news to her as gently as possible They both were concerned that the news might somehow put her in great danger with her health Ironically Mrs Millard reacts to the news with excitement Ev

  • Commentary on The Story Of An Hour

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    The Story of an Hour There is a controversial story about real wishes and sacrifices of a young married woman which she is unable to realize until the tragic moment shakes her consciousness This short story is called The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin No matter how cruel and unusual it seems her husbands death becomes a reason for Mrs Mallard to find herself free her body and soul and feel joy of life and all of what marriage fails to give Joy is more unreachable than people tend to think It i

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