Death In Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour

Heart conditions are very serious conditions that can lead to a spur of the moment death. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, the readers can quickly observe that Mrs. Mallard becomes too overwhelmed for her own well-being because of the fact that she has a severe heart condition. Through a closer look at Kate Chopin’s use of point of view, setting, tone, diction, images, and symbols the reader first believes that Mrs. Mallard’s husband’s (Brently Mallard) sudden appearance is the only cause of her heart failure, which ends up leading to her death. Daniel P. Deneau expresses that, “As all readers should agree, Louise Mallard receives a great shock, goes through a rapid sequence of reactions, is in a sense awakened and then seems to drink in "a

In “The Story of an Hour”, Kate Chopin uses irony and symbols to express a woman’s hurt and sorrow toward the supposed death of her husband. The news of her husband death takes her by surprise and causes her to become depressed and silence. In this story, there are many symbols that shows death may be a blessing. When Mrs. Mallard came outside she see” in open square before her house the tops of tress that were all aquiver with the new spring life” (5).

In this story has complicated reaction of Louise Mallard upon learning of her husband’s death. First, Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition when news comes that her husband’s be killed in accident. Mallard’s sister Josephine sits down with her and dances around the truth until Mrs. Mallard finally understand what happened. When Mrs. Mallard finds out what happened she acts differently from most women in the same situation.

In the 1890s, Kate Chopin wrote the short story “The Story of an Hour” which brings the truth about women at that time and were considered scandals to the readers. The story “The Story of an Hour” speaking of a woman named Louise Mallard who did feel of joy and freedom after her husband died. Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble and was being good care from her sister, Josephine. Since Mrs.Mallard heard about her husband’s death to when she is killed from knowing that her husband, Brently, still alive is happen within an hour. The doctor said she died “of the joy that kills” (Chopin).

In Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of An Hour,” Chopin criticizes the subjugation of women from their husbands in the late 19th century. She tells of a woman, Louise Mallard, who had just heard news that her husband had died in a railroad accident. It initially started out with Louise heavily grieving the death of her husband and being exceedingly saddened by the fact. Indications of the anguish Louise was going through was described as “...young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes…”

While reading “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin. It’s a story that tells me about a lady name Mrs. Mallard who have heart trouble and gets bad news from her sister about Mrs. Mallard’s husband has been in a car accident. Her husband’s friend Richards look disturbance at a newspaper because it’s so sad and hard to believe it’s true about her husband death. Mrs. Mallard breaks down and cry into her sister arms, suddenly she gets up and enter a room alone. From “this state of mind” Mrs. Mallard heart is beating rapidly and she needs to sit down somewhere quiet by herself.

The “Story of an Hour,” by Kate Chopin, is a short story that centers around Mrs. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard’s character changes from learning that her husband is dead to finding out that he is actually alive. In the beginning Mrs. Mallard is described as a faint-hearted wife so the news of her husband’s death had to be given gently. Mrs. Mallard did not experience the news with a “paralyzed inability to accept its significance,” rather she sobs dramatically. Her reaction displays her sensitive character.

Richard Matheson’s, “I am Legend” uses the parallel plot to inform the reader of Robert Neville of how his past shaped him into the man he is presently. One of Robert’s most defining moments is when Virginia his wife was dying of the disease rapidly spreading around the city. The one day after losing his daughter, “Virginia Neville’s heart had stopped.” She was the love of Robert’s life and losing her sent him into a state of shock which he would never recover from and which would shape his will to survive in the present. Through the flashbacks Matheson describes how after losing his wife and daughter Robert felt alone and depressed.

Gabby said. Her face turned pale, while her eyes were widening and I could feel the room closing in on us. I never thought this day would come but now it was here right in front of us. I thought I knew what it was like to be in pain, to feel heartache and sadness.

The Everlasting Symbols of Irony “When the Doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - - of the joy that kills.” (Chopin 4). The Story of an Hour is a short story published by Kate Chopin that consists of a woman who was diagnosed with a heart disease and appears to present a rather complex relationship with her husband who was presumed to be killed in a work-based accident.

In the beginning Mrs. Mallard finds out about her husband’s death, weeps over it, and isolates to her room to mourn. In her room she realizes she is finally a free woman and gets this overbearing feeling of joy. At the end of the story she realizes the story was false and her husband is alive. She ends up dying of “joy that kills”, and leaves her husband

Louise Mallards reaction to the news of a terrible train accident that kills her husband brought up an array of different emotions. She sob with grief for loss of her husband for a time before wondering to her room to be alone. Her sadness is quickly accompanied by a new emotion. Looking out the open window Louise

Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" demonstrates how an unhappy wife rejoices internally over a forbidden independence. Chopin uses a variety of symbols and imagery throughout the story to explain Mrs. Mallard's emotional and physical state. The continuous theme of oppression represents the thoughts of a young woman yearning for an escape from a society where her true thoughts are not acceptable. As a feminist writer, she aims to give women the strength to reject what society constructs as behaving like a lady but, see herself as an individual worth significance.

Destiny Lara Professor Kronbeck English 102 March 2, 2016 Joy kill America had recently abolished slavery, yet the 19th Amendment would not grant women the right to vote until 1920. A time in the States when woman had very little rights. Kate Chopin, considered to be one of the earliest prototypes of modern feminism, writes about the idea of being free in “The Take of an Hour”. Louise Mallard, the story's protagonist, is a woman in the 1890’s who does not have as much freedom as she'd whole heartily like to enjoy.