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This 3 page paper discusses the protagonist, antagonist, dominant conflict and resolution of Kate Chopin’s brilliant short story, “The Story of an Hour.” Bibliography lists 1 source.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Savage Irony: "The Story of an Hour" Research Compiled for
, Inc. by K. Von Huben 9/2010 Please Introduction Kate Chopin is a feminist writer; her book The Awakening
is a brilliant study of a womans gradual realization of how stifling her life is, and what happens when she refuses to play the roles that society has assigned to
her. The book is moving and frank in its portrayal of a womans deepest longings; its also so controversial it ruined Chopins career. But before she made her mark with
the novel, she presented readers with a short story that had much the same theme: the way in which society forces women into playing only certain limited roles, which they
often despise, and what happens when they try to break out of those "proper" molds. This paper argues that what kills Mrs. Mallard is not her grief over her husbands
death, but her shock and disappointment at his survival. Discussion The story: Mrs. Mallard has a weak heart so her friends break the news of her husbands accidental death
to her as gently as possible. Her reaction, which she cannot admit to anyone, is at bottom relief and a blooming joy that she will at last be free to
be her own person (Chopin). When it turns out that the report of his demise was a mistake and he walks in, she has a heart attack and dies (Chopin).
Her future, her independence, her freedom, are taken from her in an instant and she cannot survive it. For one golden hour, though, she was free to be herself. The
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