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Frederich Nietzsche's Story Of An Hour

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"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.”(Proverbs 31:10-12 KJV Bible Gateway) Before we had an education system and printing press to dictate what is respectable via self-help books, what is right and what is wrong, all questions of moral and value were based upon one book; the bible! After Frederich Nietzsche claimed that “God is dead”, most of society today see the bible as some type of children’s fairytale book. But fairytales were created to teach children as well as adults how to become respectable human beings in society. Three of the stories written by American …show more content…

Let us take a deeper look at each of the female’s situation to determine if this argument stands valid.
In “The Story of An Hour,” the female lead character is a respectable woman. This story is about Mrs. Mallard and is told from a third person limited omniscient perspective. Usually stories told in this way gives the reader the inner thoughts and workings of the main character, and this story doesn’t fall too far off from that idea. Mrs. Mallard displayed deep thoughts of being trapped. Upon hearing the news of her husband’s death she exclaimed, “free, free, free!” This quote is very important because not only was this a pivotal turn in the story plot, but most importantly these words are a direct quote from Mrs. Mallard herself. When the reading the story one would think that a married woman is a loving woman and she would be devastated that her husband died. …show more content…

Mrs. Baroda was a happily married woman but just because a woman is married does not mean that the only thing on their mind is their husband. Females are human! However, even though she thought about promiscuity, she did not act upon it, which makes her a respectable woman. One of her husband’s friends stayed over at their home with them and she could not help the fact that he was so interesting. There was just this puzzlement about him and she could not help but to remain “piqued” at him (Chopin 120). Mrs. Baroda attempted to find a reason as to why he was the way that he was and that feeling was actually a bit of a turn on for her. She began to grow urges and they became stronger and stronger but she remained strong enough to resist them (Chopin 122). She knew that if she were to act upon her urges she would lose her title as a respectable woman. All human beings have thoughts about touching another human physically because it is a natural thing. Mrs. Baroda, a married woman, maintained her feelings and did not commit adultery and for that she is a respectable woman. How one speaks is very important because language is the key to any relationship (Malin 126). By telling her husband of her adulterous thoughts, she maintained her integrity along with the trust in her marriage. It is possible, however, that she could have sought out physical contact with a man that was not her husband and

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In the period depicted in the novel, a situation in which a wealthy aristocrat decides to divorce his wife, was considered as fairly shocking and was rarely accepted by the society. For today, these standards are quite uncontroversial. Furthermore, the author covers multiple sexual aspects within her novel. For example, it is not told if the protagonist sleeps in the same bed with her husband or if she pays attention to other males. It is vital to note that it was not a personal decision of the author to set the plot in this way, rather publishing norms of the 1930s would not have accepted such implications.

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Why most women’s desires had to be repressed in the patriarchal social order? Were they happy in their marriages without a minimal freedom? The desire of one individual cannot be suppressed and cannot be controlled by others. However, women in the past society were usually being repressed their desires and even they were suffered from lacking of freedom in the patriarchal social. In the Kate Chopin’s stories, the author focuses on woman’s desire against patriarchal rules and the rediscovery of female desires.

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Finally, Chopin represents how women are at liberty of men through blame. At this point in the story Desiree was on the verge of realizing the truth about her baby, and therefore that was putting strain on her relationship. This strain is illustrated when the story states “He absented himself from home; and when there, avoided her presence and that of her child, without excuse... Desiree was miserable enough to die.” (3).

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The Story of an Hour In my own opinion, I think Mrs. Mallard is a sympathetic character because she was fragile and strong upon her husband's death. As result, she is devastated however, inside she feels peace and freedom upon the death of her husband. She is confused and her emotions remain unclear. Personally, I don’t think Mrs. Mallard was a victim of the norms or beliefs of those times. For although, on those days the husband was the one in charge of making decisions and women’s opinions were not taken into account, that does not necessarily mean that a wife should rejoice at such a tragedy.

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from Cambridge University, an M.A. from Wayne State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a published author of twelve books and several articles that reflect his philosophical interests. Young wrote this book in order to provide a comprehensive biography of Friedrich Nietzsche and demonstrate how certain events in his life may have affected his philosophy and ideology. Young’s book also examines evident themes in Nietzsche’s works and even connects how a certain idea or concept relates to a certain event or period in Nietzsche’s life. Friedrich Nietzsche:

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Kate Chopin’s short story “The Storm” reflects on marriage as an institution and the ways in which it may intersect with – or be disconnected from – romance and sex in one’s life. By sympathizing equally with both her male and female characters, Chopin is able to make compelling commentary on the role of marriage in society vs. the role of marriage in one’s bed and one’s heart, while also crafting an ironic, and yet wholly satisfying story for her audience. Originally written in 1898, but not published until 1969 for its explicit material, “The Storm” tells the story of a woman named Calixta embarking on a single night affair with her past lover Alcée, while her husband and son wait out a particularly violent storm at a nearby

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This curious wish to keep his love and affection hidden is mindboggling and can only be explained by one reason: the narrator lacks the courage to confess his love in person. This inability to voice his feelings may hark back to his isolation from society in the days following his forced retirement from the army. Of course, she would “[learn] the truth, the whole truth,” about his love one day, but in the meantime, he is hoping for a day when his wife will “come to [him] all of a sudden and of her own free will” (Dostoyevsky, 700). Meanwhile, their marriage trudges onward, characterized by silence and the narrator’s occasional “glance[s] at her now and again” (Dostoyevsky,

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This story its quite controversial for the time it was written because it not only presents the topic of sexuality and pleasure but it also presents adultery. Adultery, an action perceived as immoral by society, it appears to be accepted by the author. At the end no one finds out about the affair between Calixta and Alcee, and everyone is happy: Calixta with her husband and son and Alcee and his wife Clarissa enjoying being apart. Chopin shows the conflicts that can occur in marriage and perhaps presents the freedom or liberty as the solution to marital

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Chopin empowers female sexuality by showing an woman who expresses sexual desire and lacks guilt and a legitimate excuse for the society, like men have been

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Chopin makes her strong statement in this quote from the story. Mrs. Mallard has no one to answer to but herself, and she feels liberated that her husband can no longer control her. During the late nineteenth century, women quite frequently had to suppress themselves to the will of their husbands, or to some other man who had a significant amount of control over their lives. Chopin successfully uses vivid imagery, point of view, and irony that gives a different view of marriage that is not typical of today.

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Kate Chopin reveals how language, institutions, and expected behavior restrain the natural desires and aspirations of women in patriarchal societies. In 1894, when this story was formed, culture had its own structure on marriage and the conduct towards women. Gender roles play a major role throughout our history. They would decide whether a woman in colonial times would be allowed to join the labor

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Kate Chopin wrote a story about Mrs. Mallard, a married woman who suffers from heart problems and also has to cope with her husband recent passing. Mrs.Mallard, she showed sincere grief about her husband passing. However, looking back at how controlling her husband Mr.Mallard were in their marriage, Mrs.Mallard felt a sudden joy when processing her husband death After her sudden emotional change, Mrs Mallard felt liberated when she started thinking about what her life would be like without Mr.Mallard, but regardless of the happiness she feels, she knows that once she sees her husband in corpse that sadness will return. Through her writing, author Chopin readers/ audience would be women who feel trapped and controlled in their marriage. Anger, loneliness and heartbroken are feelings that women who're coping with the death of their loved one feel.

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In "A Respectable Woman," Kate Chopin digs in to examine the psychology of Mrs. Baroda, a rich woman with a loving husband who encounters temptation in the person of Gouvernail, a well-mannered, humble visitor to the Baroda’s plantation. Mrs. Baroda is tempted early in the story with the view of a change from a noiseless, more conventional life, Mrs. Baroda does not immediately identifies what she really wants and finally struggles with the self-inflicted restrictions of her personality as "a respectable woman." Nonetheless, just as the narrative suggests that she has found the power to overcome her emotions, Mrs. Baroda spoke to her husband and proposes a sweetly unclear statement that revives the question of her intention to act upon her emotions. She tells him, "I have overcome everything!

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Women in the 1890s were expected to work at home to keep their husbands comfortable and bear him children. Kate Chopin wrote most of her short stories during this time period. Her stories “A Respectable Woman” and “A Story of an Hour” show a female protagonist who want their freedom and control over their own lives. Her characters pushed the bounds of the roles that society gave them and showed the brutal reality of how women were treated in the 1890s. In “A Respectable Woman” the female protagonist Mrs. Baroda is married and lives on a plantation with her husband, who invites a friend to spend a week or two with them.

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Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” seems to explain and analyze how the relationship works in the bondage of marriage. Chopin illustrates that Mrs. Mallard’s emotion towards self assertion is very important for women who live under their husbands’ hands. Not everyone marries to separate. Some get freedom after marriage by simply taking divorce. In India, women fast for the safety and longevity of their husbands.

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