The Story Of An Hour

A detailed Summary of The Story Of An Hour

The aspirations and expectations of freedom can lead to both

overwhelming revelations and melancholy destruction. In Kate

Chopin's " The Story of an Hour" Louise Mallard is stricken

with the news of her husband's "death" and soon lead to new

found glory of her freedom and then complete catastrophe in

the death of herself. Chopin's use of irony and the

fluctuation in tone present the idea that freedom can be

given or taken away without question and can kill without

After learning of her husband's death in a

railroad disaster, Mrs. Mallard sinks into a deep state of

grief, as one would be expected to do upon receiving such

news. "She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonmen

Approximate Word count = 463
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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