...In Kate Choplin’s “The story of an hour” ( 1894) we read and see the view of a house wife’s life, and a insight on how she feels about the death of her husband as well as the reaction she has when she finds out that he is indeed -- not deceased. In this Reader response approach I will give you my view on how this story captured my attention and interest with its witty title, and how it shows the irony of one woman’s life changed in one hour. Kate choplin’s short story gives us an insight of how a woman is given devastating new that her husband has been killed. But after you read this story you begin to wonder, is this woman sad or overjoyed with the news?? This literary work caught my attention because it can have two different perceptions. The perception that was most obvious to me was that she was at first in dismay, then realizing she will have a new chance at life- is over joyous. The lines here give a insight to her thoughts, and give us the inner feelings of bewilderment she felt with both these were fully recognized. “When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath: "free, free, free!" The vacant stare and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes.” (Choplin,1894) . when I read jamil’s emotion essay I was able to better understand I see a different view on what Mrs. Mallard was possible thinking. Jamil quotes “When she hears the news of her husband’s death, Mrs. Mallard’s...
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...“Reading a story, a poem, or a play introduces you to an imaginary world. You are pulled away from a living, breathing world into one that was created in the mind of the author. Its situations and experiences may resemble ones you are familiar with; many of them may even be based in part on real situations, but they are imaginary–shaped by the imagination of the person who created the story, poem, or play you are reading (R. Wayne Clugston, 2010)”. This first week in my literature class has been amazing. I never knew that literature is understanding other people’s points of view. In understanding the concept of different readings I have learned that there are many different ways to analyze a story or poem. As I begin to write this paper I will chose Kate Chopin’s, The Story of an hour. I believe there are several basic literary terms such as: symbolism, metaphors, irony, similies and personification. I will focus this paper on the symbolism that I see. The Story of an hour captured my interest because of the way the Mrs. Mallard was handling the news of the death of her husband. She was very saddened by the news, but yet I felt as though she was somewhat relieved. As a divorced mother of two children, I believe I could relate with Mrs. Mallard in the sense of being devastated at the loss of my marriage but also I felt relief that I could be my own person again and I could control what I did and how I lived my life. Mrs. Mallard went through the grieving process...
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...The Story of an Hour Caprice Tarpley Kaplan University Professor Susan Zappia April 2, 2013 The Story of an Hour Introduction Kate Choplin in her mini story ‘The story of an hour’ depicts very beautifully the yearnings and longings of a woman in the 19th century. The story is short and beautiful, and the underlying message is that women are just as humans as men and they have the same yearning desire for freedom as the men in their life (Chopin, 1894). The story of Mrs. Mallard Louise Mallard is the major character of the story. She is represented as a fair and calm woman along with little indication of being strong. She was suffering from heart disease and that is why the death of her husband was disclosed to her after much hesitation. Her character envelops a mixture of happiness and grievance. It can clearly be observed when she got the news of her husband’s death. Despite of going into shock, she dramatically cried hard for a time (Jamil, 2009). Owing to the fact that she had a heart trouble, she must had went into shock, however, she was calm and started considering the new opportunities her life may pose her. She welcomed some mysterious things appearing to her from the sky and her actions show that she was feeling immense independence after her husband’s death. She was overjoyed with the fact that she could lead her life without any domination (Seyler, 2009). At start, the weaker side of her character was portrayed, whereas...
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