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A 5 page paper which discusses and
analyzes "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husbands death" (Chopin p. NA). The characters slowly approach her, planning
how to tell her of her husbands death. Mrs. Mallard, however, is not completely devastated by the news, as they thought she would be. As one author illustrates, "The fourth
paragraphs content, which revolves around the period of time where Louise has just entered her room, is fairly surprising. Everyone would expect Louise to weep with agony and pain, but
instead she sits calmly down, in a comfortable, roomy armchair" (Anonymous Kate Chopin: "The story of an hour" - An Analysis 150.shtml). We can note that something is very wrong,
in terms of standard social reactions, due to the fact that she is "comfortable." This allows us a glimpse into the womans spirit that says she is experiencing anything but
sorrow and despair. During the times that this story takes place, a "newly widdowed woman would probably not look upon a chair as comfortable shortly after receiving the terrible news;
the most likely reaction would rather be to smash the chair into pieces! From her position in the armchair, she suddenly starts studying the nature outside the window, and begins
to allow us to see that she is experiencing something far more profound and far more beautiful."All these descriptions are beautiful images of life, making the reader quite confused until
Louises reaction is explained" (Anonymous Kate Chopin: "The story of an hour" - An Analysis 150.shtml). We note her first real sense of abandonment and excitement at the news
for "She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment,
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