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Irony In Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour

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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin has an ironic ending. In this story, Mrs. Mallard's husband was in the newspaper, and he was killed in a train crash. Her sister Josephine told her the news of her husband's death gently because she has heart issues. Richards, Mr. Mallards friend, read this in the paper. Mrs. Mallard was surprised. She was alone in her room for an hour thinking about life, freedom, and happiness. There are many reasons why "The Story of an Hour" is irony. Richards and Josephine were very cautious about telling Mrs. Mallard the news. They thought she would die of shock and grief, however, they did not know she was happy about this news. For example, while she was alone in her room, she whispered, "Free, free, free!" which
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