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Irony In The Story Of An Hour

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A Woman’s Unknown Desire Psychologist have went through many test and survey to figure out if some women in the late 19th century and early 20th century are actually happy in the (modern household) lifestyle. Kate Chopin has this question in her short irony story, Story of an Hour. The story begins with Josephine (Mrs. Mallard sister) revealing news about the death of her sister husband, but she is scared because she has heart problems too much affliction and she will die. Kate Chopin use irony in the form of her life to represent the irony one beholds. The ending of the story shows one true feelings that women were not happy in the late 19th and early 20th century. As the story continues readers understand that Mrs. Mallard was devastated …show more content…

Kate Chopin has this question in her short irony story, Story of an Hour. The story begins with Josephine (Mrs. Mallard sister) revealing news about the death of her sister husband, but she is scared because she has heart problems too much affliction and she will die. Kate Chopin use irony in the form of her life to represent the irony one beholds. The ending of the story shows one true feelings that women were not happy in the late 19th and early 20th century. As the story continues readers understand that Mrs. Mallard was devastated at first of her husband's death. As she wept in the stomach of her sister with sudden and devastated cries (Chopin1). In the beginning this is what makes the irony of the story so intense. She is crying all over the place with all these emotions but something happen with her feelings as the story continues. Mrs. Mallard was unhappy or was not certain of her love of her husband. Kate Chopin use a lot of symbolism and irony and makes it hard to understand, readers have to dig deep to understand. In her story she says as she love him but sometimes she did not. (Chopin 2). It is simple to understand that but the question is if she did not love him why is she crying all over her house and why is Mrs. Mallard reacts the way she

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