"The story of an Hour"

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This paper analyzes Kate Chopin's poem "The story of an Hour". According to the paper, the poem discusses the conflict between the exterior and interior life. The paper draws on various examples that illustrate this conflict.

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" Kate Chopin - as the author of this story - is successfully in presenting two concepts within just one story. The first of the concept was the idea of freedom and happiness. She implied in the story that love can be sometimes suffocating to the point that one will feel the strong desire to move out from such love. Mrs. Mallard is suffering from distress and pain because her husband seemed to love her so much that he would not allow her to go out and do what she really wants. Mrs. Mallard thought that she could be more productive and serve the society very well but Mr. Mallard would never allow her. This was the reason why Mrs. Mallard thought that her husband doesn't have any confidence with her. She was thinking that her husband was belittling her and do not think that she is capable of doing other things aside from being his wife. Her case can then be classified as one of the best examples of gender discrimination."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chopin, Kate. The Complete Works of Kate Chopin. Ed. Per Seyersted. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State UP, 1969.

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