Summary Of The Story Of An Hour By Kate Chopin

In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin it starts off in the third person and goes through the journey of this lady. She finds out from her sister that her husband got into an accident and died. She goes to her room in distraught and comes to the realization that she can now live life to fullest and not hold anything back. Then when she accepts it and goes down a flight of stairs, her husband comes through the door, and in a scene of situational irony, she dies in what the doctor calls “heart disease- of joy that kills” (K. Chopin, pg. 72). The story leads a person through their interpretation of the narrator, but thorough narration, character, and plot; it is revealed the true intentions of the author. The narrator is told from a third-person

A traditional plot follows a pattern most of the time; it starts with an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and lastly resolution. Exposition is usually at the beginning of the story, it is where the characters, circumstances, and climax begin. In the beginning of the story, “The story of an hour”, it reveals that Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition (K. Chopin pg. 71) and is a way the author used to foreshadow what was to come. Then the characters Josephine and Richard pop in toward during the exposition and shapes how the rising action will unfold. The author uses Richard as the source of how Mrs. Mallard’s husband demise was told. The author knew that the reader would believe him as he doubled checked his facts and did appear as a sound character. He is put to misinform the audience and leads the readers believing in what he said. Next comes the rising action, this is where Mrs. Mallard locks herself in her room (K. Chopin pg. 71). Mrs. Mallard is seen grieving and learns to not only overcome her grief but to also live for her dead husband. Then comes the climax, Mrs. Mallard’s husband comes walking through the door as she is walking down the stairs; already coming to terms with his death. As she sees him, she releases a piercing cry (K. Chopin pg. 72), and due to the heart troubles she had, as mentioned in the beginning, she died of the shock and joy. Lastly, the resolution is when the doctor comes and informs

Her intentions can be seen in the beginning as she foreshadows what is to come. Through the plot of the story, the climax is the most shocking for the readers who didn’t comprehend the foreshadowing and the intentions of the author are revealed. The author uses other flat characters to fool the readers. The story leads a person through their interpretation of the narrator, but thorough narration, character, and plot it is revealed the true intentions of the