Story Of An Hour

The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin was a beautifully written short story with an unexpected turn of events. The turn of events in this story left both of us stunned and a little confused, we weren’t sure what to think or even what happened. We were only able to reflect on what the meaning behind the story may have been, and work to figure out how we each viewed the story based on our own personal experiences in life. But after shakily piecing the story together we couldn’t agree more that this story was a literary masterpiece that tugged on our hearts and really made us think. Although our views and reactions are unique to us we both hit some very key points in which we could relate, at the same

The realization that came to Louise was that she was now “Free”, she only had to worry about herself and that was a very special and rare thing for her. Although it is stated that she will still miss her husband, he seems to have become the last thing on her mind. I also took into account that this story was written in 1894 which leaves me to assume that this is the time period that Louise lives in, and if this is true then it’s likely that the marriage was arranged with Louise having little to say about it. The chances that she was very young at the time of marriage were also very high, and at this point in time Women were definitely expected to stay at home and take care of their husbands which is likely why she felt so tied down. After being overwhelmed with a sense of freedom she then stands up and exits the room confidently much to Josephine and Richards surprise, but compared to what came next Louise’s grand exit from her room was nothing. All of the sudden Josephine let out a shriek as no other than Bentley Mallard, the dead husband walks through the door. Louise collapsed at the sight of her husband and died right on the spot, the doctor ruled her death as caused by the overwhelming joy of seeing

Although the story itself has a interesting development. This isn't a normal story where a young girl that refuses the death of her husband or even super depressed about either. This story is incredibly different, when I read "The story of a short hour" by Kate Chopin, instantly the first sentence about Louise Mallard and her heart disease. I pictured an old, frail, weak women. Reading further on i realized that she was anything but, she was a young lady. Another thing that caught my eye she die t take the new of her newly deceased husband like a normally. Instead of being frozen and denying the truth. She immediately accepted it and cried. One huge trigger word for me was "cruel intention". This personal was a huge trigger word for me because this whole story is cruel. When Louise realizes that her husband is dead, yes she is upset because as she states "she had loved him-sometimes." () but she was relaxed and says the key word "free" under her breath. She was finally free to live her live the way she wanted, not worrying about what her husband wanted and she could finally put herself first. Another thing is cruel that the point where she is "drinking in a very elixir of life". Her sister is worried about her health and she states that she is fine. She imagines life of a long days during