Comparison of Stories

Comparison of Stories

Introduction

A naïve mind always struggles to assimilate the fact that the stories derived and formulated in the world, either even have any realistic ground basis or not. Everyone's life revolves around numerous characters, realities and instances, and most often those characters and realities are adeptly depicted in stories or plays, and a common person does not find it hard to associate and attribute one's feelings, emotions and experiences portrayed via those characters in such stories or plays. There have been numerous writers in the past, as well as in the current era, whose writing has not only enchanted, but also touched the deep imbedded realities of ordinary people, in the most subtle manner. Many individuals have found the voice of their inner feelings and emotions, which they could not utter or eloquently articulate, openly to the outside world. Somewhat similar endeavour was undertaken by Kate Chopin and Tristan Bernard in their stories, The Story of an Hour and I'm Going. Although based on fictional characters and plots, yet the stories managed to gain attention and acclamation, because of the possession of the core essence that attributes its roots to the realities endured by the people of the world.

Thesis statement

There lies a significant relation between the longing of liberation from the confinements of the married life, as well as an astute difference between the roles and attitudes of wives of varying eras.

Over view and key essence of the stories

"The story of an hour"

The story of an hour is a famous and even a little controversial short story written by Kate Chopin, back in 1984, and to a significant extent denotes the emotions which secretly or subconsciously prevailed in the women of those times. The main theme of the story revolves around an obedient wife, which already suffers from heart problems. However, one fine day, the sad news embarks on her door that her husband has died in a fatal railroad accident. Luckily, it was her sister, instead of Louise Mallard (the wife), who received the news. The baffling situation which awaited her sister was the breaking of this news to Mrs. Mallard in the softest manner, as she already suffers from heart issues.

As expected, Mrs. Mallard did not receive the news well. Upon acknowledging the death of her husband, Mrs. Mallard loses the control of her, and immediately locks herself in the room, and thus begins the episode of her mourning over the sudden and tragic death of her beloved husband (Chopin, 1894). Interestingly, not long after receiving the horrific news of the death and locking herself in the room, she feels an indefinable sense of liberation, freedom and exhilaration. Even she fails to explain this freeness that she felt inside to herself. To her it seemed as if the shackles with what she had been imprisoned for so long, have finally been broken, and she is free once again to liberate her inner captive and live life according to her own wishes, desires ...