The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

"The Story of an Hour," is a short story written by Kate Chopin openly reveals a woman's true feelings who ended up trapping herself in a marriage. In the 1890's, women were shackled to their husbands and the only means of breaking free from those constrictive bonds was through the death of their husbands. Mrs. Mallard plays a character that has to deal with very serious emotions. Her emotional state goes from one end of the spectrum to the other in only an hour. Her experience of independence began when she was gently informed of her husband's death in a train accident. Mrs. Mallard was left with emotions of freedom, fear of society, and suppression. In the Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, the scribe depicts how somebody can be tricked in an unproductive and unsatisfying truth because of other's thoughtlessness, exploitation, and domination. When blended with the up to designated day society's conviction, most likely the subsequent half of the 19th 100 years, a farther comprehending of Chopin's ideas and sentiments can be realized. Mrs. Louise Mallard, the casualty and messenger of this article, is the likeness of such a person. Her connection with her married man is so oppressive and limiting that even death is advised a sensible entails of escape.

The condition of life for Mrs. Mallard is terrible, yet for some reason she doesn't seem to come to the full realization until her husband death. This leads one to believe that was a common place for women to be unhappy in their marriage and have no conventional means of escape (divorce). However, Chopin doesn't directly make that point. Many women are in search of freedom from their marriage and they believe the only way to be free is ...