The Story of an Hour Analysis
The Story of an hour contains a story of a woman called Louise Mallard. Her life is threatened by a heart condition that debilitates her into immobility. Meanwhile, she questions various things around her occuring simultaneously to her last remaining hours. Of greater importance, oppression is the main idea that is referred through the process of the tale. The protagonist feels oppressed in the short story because of physical illness, the loss of her husband, and the feelings during the process.
Louise’s heart problem affects her perspective on life. The heart problem that Louise faces in the story greatly affects her physical capabilities to self-reliance. For example, “Into this she sank, pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul” explains how the heart problem has beaten down Mallard’s character, which is stated later on as “She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength”. As a result, Louise is converted into a fragile, emotionless soul that wanders to what the future might hold in store for her.
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When Louise is told that her husband(Brently) had died in a railroad accident, she weeps at the horrendous confirmation of his demise. However, Mallard didn’t feel deep affection for Bratley, shown in the sentence “And yet she had loved him--sometimes”. This quote gives the precedent to the reality of Louise’s real thoughts about the death of her husband, which demonstrates potential for relief and calmness. For instance, "Free! Body and soul free!" is the key component to the idea that Bradley 's death was a abolition rather than a repercussion of life. Finally, recognizing her solemness allows for Louise to feel an essence of relief, yet burdened by the reality around