LITERARY CRITICISM

Literary Criticism

Literary Criticism

While reading 'story of an hour' I sensed that Kate provided a negative outlook of marriage by presenting the book reader with a woman who is apparently overjoyed that her husband has died. This is expressed through the language in "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin use to describe Louise's feelings as she oscillates between numbness and delight at her newfound freedom. The narrator of "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin relates what she observes in simple prose, but when her emotions are described, the phrases are vibrant and powerful. This proposes that Louis ...