Three Short Stories

A detailed Summary of Three Short Stories

Throughout history women have been oppressed by men and societies view of a woman's roll in the world. Until more recently women have burned their bras in protest and a symbol of their freedom from constraints. These three short stories are examples of men's oppression of women; "The Story of an Hour", "The Chrysanthemums", and "The Heat Death of the Universe". These stories are a timeline of a woman's oppression beginning in the late 1800's to the 1920's & 30's, then to more recent times.

"The Story of an Hour" is about a woman who finds out from friends that her husband had been killed in a railroad accident. At first the woman, Mrs. Mallard, wept then she went up to her room by herself. Once she was in her room she began to think of what this really meant she realized and cried out "free, free, free". She knew she would weep again at his funeral but she began to look past that and into the future. This quotation shows how she felt in those moments, "There would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature.". She was finally

"The Chrysanthemums" was about a woman and her flowers. She had nothing else to do, while her husband was out running their cattle farm, except tend to her garden. They would go out and celebrate one of her husbands accomplishments not hers, like when he sold thirty head of cattle. One day a peddler came and wanted to pick some pots but she turned him down , he finally got her to put some flowers in a pot so he could take them to a lady down the road. While she was putting this together the flowers they start to talk he told her about sleeping in his wagon and she became fascinated, "I've never lived as you do, but I know what you mean. When the night is dark-why, the stars are sharp-pointed, and there's quiet. Why you rise up and up!". She then gave him some pots to fix which made him happy. He started to talk about traveling in his wagon when she says, "It must be very nice. I wish women could do such things.". The peddler left her thinking about freer things. He left and she went into the house feeling aroused and took a long luxuriant bath. When her husband came in they began talking she made the comment, "I'm strong. I never knew before how strong.". The reader could tell by this comment and the atmosphere around it that she wanted

Some common words found in the essay are:
Free Body, Death Universe, Sarah Boyle, , Heat Death, heat death, death universe, heat death universe, flowers road, free free,

Approximate Word count = 841
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

join now Save Paper

Saved Paper

Save your papers so you can locate them quickly!

Newest Essays

Testimonials

"Thank You So Much!!! You have saved me once again!!!"
Jack M.
"With so many papers to chose from, I was able to get ideas to help me with all of my classes. Thank You!"
Brian P.
"I've used this site for the last 3 years to help me come up with ideas for my papers."
Sara J.
"I use this site every week to help me write my own papers!"
Rachel W.
"I love this site!!!"
Marie N.

Three Short Stories

Related Essays

Professional Essays

Saved Paper

Newest Essays

Testimonials