Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Story of an Hour / Kate Chopin



This story is extremely ironic.  “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease—of joy that kills” (Chopin).  She is first sad as she should be but then become happy when she should not be.  In the beginning of the story they allude to the ending by saying she has a heart problem.  The family tries to save her but ends up killing her. She was truly loved by her husband but she often hated him.  He tried to tell her what to do but she wanted to live her own life.  She was originally fearful of a long life.  Next she became hopeful for a long life. Then finally she dies after a very short life.  The husband does not even know he was thought died or that there was an accident as well.

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