THE STORY OF AN HOUR

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

Analysis of the story

Kate Chopin, a female writer and essayist, lived from 1850 to 1904. From 1894 onwards, she was pushing her career to become a well accepted author. Three of her most striking story "The Story of an Hour” was about wives and their strong individualities. This paper is to give a feminist reading of her short story "The Story of an Hour", written on April 19, 1894, which is in the American literary canon today. To emphasise its significance, one should ...