Kate Chopin’s story, “The Story of an Hour” is a clear representation of feminism, especially withholding the lives of women in the 19th century. The story moves ahead from the point of view of a female protagonist, Louise Mallard. Her desire for freedom, minutes after realizing her husband is dead,Read more
Kate Chopin’s story, “The Story of an Hour” is a clear representation of feminism, especially withholding the lives of women in the 19th century. The story moves ahead from the point of view of a female protagonist, Louise Mallard. Her desire for freedom, minutes after realizing her husband is dead, shows how women back in the 19th century were denied to be free. A patriarchal mindset overrules the will of women and within that one hour, Louise has a glimpse of a life free from societal expectations and norms, a life all women desires. The desire to rebel against marriage is mirroring the ideal thoughts of women, who faced toxic marriages in the 19th century. For a woman, marriage is not always a priority but the free will to do anything is mandatory. The quest for to find oneself and regain freedom is shown through the character of a repressed woman Louise Mallard.
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In this story, Kate Chopin portrayed a negative aspect of the marriage through the unhappy relationship between Brently and Louise Mallard. Though much is not said about their marriage or of their relationship, but we the readers get to know some from Louise’s thoughts. She led quite a loveless marrRead more
In this story, Kate Chopin portrayed a negative aspect of the marriage through the unhappy relationship between Brently and Louise Mallard. Though much is not said about their marriage or of their relationship, but we the readers get to know some from Louise’s thoughts. She led quite a loveless marriage, stuck under the control of her husband. The way she searched for freedom after the death of her husband showed how she was denied freedom and independence while he was alive. Louise realized that she could soon start living for herself and not care about others. The protagonist had mixed feelings for her husband and towards their marriage as seen from her claims of having loved her husband sometimes.
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