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'The Story Of An Hour' By Kate Chopin

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The theme for “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is that you can’t assume anything is true until you completely find out everything you need to know. This first occurs when she receives the news that her husband was killed in a railroad disaster. This continues on throughout the story when she goes into a room by herself and starts to believe that she is free. She was filled with joy, and she realized that she would live for herself. Later on at the end of the story, she realizes the truth that her husband wasn’t actually killed in the accident. With this realization of this, she dies from having her freedom and joy taken away from her. The objective summary of this story begins when the author tells us about Mrs. Mallard having heart
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