Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" is a brief compelling narrative that shows the complicated feelings of a recent widow, or so she thought. Our protagonist in the story is a woman named Lousie Mallard. The story is set in the nineteenth century and revolves on the news that Louise's husband Brently, has died in an tragic accident.This character analyis will overview the protagoinst perceptions, feelings, and societal expectations that she encountered within her experience.
Louise Mallard is portrayed as a gentle woman by her sister Josephanie in the beginng of the story. Josephanie has taken additional precautions with her sister due to her heart ailment. When Josephanie found out about Louise's husband's death, she wanted to relay the news properly and used Richard, who was a friend of Brently, as a source of comfort and significance. With this knowledge, the reader is led to believe that Louise was frail and sensitive to the point of emotional vulnerability. In addition, viewers has no insight into Louise's actual look. Although the text suggests that she is a middle-aged woman in her mid-thirties, the lack of physical description helps the observer to comprehend her emotional and
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She wanted to be as nice as she could since she was afraid of what was to follow. Louise, on the other hand, displayed a range of emotions that perplexed us. For example, once she had received the news, she grieved till she believed it was enough and then went to her room. It was at this time in the story that things shifted and the initial impression of Louise's character changed. Furthermore, once Louise was the in her room the shock of her husband death consumed her in many ways. In the privacy of her own room she was permitted to feel a sense of relief because she could express her true sentiments. For starters, she began to reflect on their marriage and it was revealed that Lousie did not feel love for Brent as it