Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour
Write an essay in which you analyze and evaluate the development of a story from the readings. The essay should be 1-2 pages in length, typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font, size 12. Please save as a Word document and submit as an attachment to be graded •Explain which story you chose and briefly summarize the plot. •Identify key choices the author made in writing the story. For example, consider where the story is set, how the action is ordered, or how the characters are introduced and developed. •Analyze the impact of the author’s choices, discussing how these decisions affect both the story’s meaning and the reader’s experience. •Organize your ideas so that each new idea builds on the one it follows to create a unified whole Prentice Hall: Literature, Grade 11, Part 1, Common Core Edition | 9781256493921 http://www(dot)coursesmart(dot)com/9781256493921/?portal=coursesmart&CSTenantKey=ashworthcollege&key=9ADEA9A674F502E80217B0CDFD27F5B9422364954FB1315B072999AD0797062299EEB71A435A197D1875BFFB084D000B7CE2CCBE92946AB518A7EFB7CD20486D541CF56159E6E3C237530E47413619E6B6F88179E0081919A362D6E88325F403280EB7514FDB3BE76D3F564FCE237E3AF959E79C28530768BA54604E803DE5C3
Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour."
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Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour."
Kate Chopin’s was an America from Missouri born in 1850. During the period of her prime times in writing, the idea of feminism was not a common one. In fact, women were regarded as property of their husbands. As such, her works on feminism, which were influenced by her spending most of her life living with women, are considered to be ahead of time. In "The Story of an Hour", the author expresses her view of marriage as an oppressing institution. She exhibits an unusual thought that women get to be free when their husbands pass on. It is clear to the readers that Chopin is far from excited with the idea of women submitting to their husbands. She bears incarnate hate for the idea of men ‘owning’ women.
The author is very careful with her choice of setting and characters, for example, Louise Mallard is a woman suffering from a heart problem and whose husband, Brently has just died. The author employs the theme of nature as Louise looks at the trees and even smells the coming rain as well as the sounds of sparrows to demonstrate her n...