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The Story Of An Hour By Kate Chopin

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Love is a small word that is magical and wonderful, while freedom is a powerful word that represents strength and individualism. These two simple words, love and freedom, are two of the most sought after things in life. Everybody wants to love, and be loved in return, whether they admit it or not. Everybody also wants to know they have the power of freedom and the ability to do as they please. If this is the case, then why do freedom and love seem so contradictory in “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin? This story tragically shows how one can only fully enjoy love or freedom separate from the other—never both at the same time. At the beginning of the story, which is based in the late nineteenth century, Chopin introduces the main
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