The Story of an Hour Reflection

A Reflection on The taradiddle of an Hour Rose Rankin Shashonda Porter ENG cxxv December 12th, 2011 A Reflection on The Story of an Hour thickset The short apologue The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin was written in 1894. In the beginning of the story, we discover that Mrs. Louise mallard has a heart condition, just she is also said to be young. Which to me seemed odd, but I overlooked this event so that I could continue the story. Mrs. mallards sister Josephine and Mrs. mallards husband friend Richard came to her house to break the invigorateds of the oddment of her husband in a railroad disaster.They tried to tell her the news gently, because of her condition. To them she seemed to re fiddle how a new widow should. She wept and collapsed in her sisters arms, before path to her room to be alone. This is where the story soon takes a turn. thither in her room, she was actually crying because of happiness of the death rather than sadness. Her sister thinks Mrs. mallard is maki ng herself sick. In the final paragraphs, Mrs. mallard leaves her bedroom, when her husband walks into the front door, Mrs. mallard than passes away at the sight of her husband. Structure/ Key Terms The Story of an Hour was told in the 3rd person point of view, which en opens the indorsers to have a better view and understanding of the story. I noticed Kate Chopin used rather a bit of symbolism in the story as well. For instance, Mrs. Mallard wel stupefys the new spring life through the window of her room. This symbolizes a new beginning of her new life without her husband. The intuitive sensation is ironically relief and joy, notwithstanding the news of death. One would think that sadness and instability would be the tone. However, Chopin uses particular(prenominal) language and events to portray otherwise.My thoughts of the story the present story is not only brief and clear but also compelling and complex, and it easy lends itself to a variety of critical approaches (R. C . Evans, 2001). This story was very captivating. I was able to use my imagination to see the characters in effective form. Kate Chopin, author of the story went into great tip to portray the setting in the story as well as the tone. At first glance, I thought the tone set for this story was sad and depressing. But I soon realize it was more of relief and happiness.I couldnt servicing but to be swept away to this time period and feel as if I were witnessing the situation first hand. At first I couldnt help but to feel a sense of sadness for Louise Mallard. I call up she had just lost her husband. But I soon realized when she fled to her room, that I felt relieved with her. I felt the empowerment with Louise Mallard. Kate Chopin goes into great detail describing the feeling and emotions that come over Mrs. Mallard after she escapes to her room. Chopin describes the scenery impertinent of Mrs. Mallards window to be spring in full bloom. These details provide a look at Mrs.Mallard s new life without her husband. She was relieved that he had passed away. She was on the loose(p), free, free (Clugston, 2010, Chopin, 1894). Later, Chopin goes into more detail on how Mrs. Mallard is feeling, in the following paragraphs. But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome. . There would be no powerful will bending hers in that slur persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to trim back a private will upon a fellowcreature.A genial intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination. Free Body and soul free she unploughed whispering (Clugston, 2010, Chopin, 1894). As Mrs. Mallard returns downstairs her husband enters the room, Mrs. Mallard readily passes away. I cant help to question the reasoning foot her death. Was it the surprise of her husbands ret urn that made her heart to geological period beating? Or was it more on the lines of she wont beat this new bound freedom she was dreaming of that caused her heart to fail?I cant help but to think it was her freedom all of a sudden disappearing that ended her life at a young age. I recently read a chapter from a source provided. It lists students perspective on certain points in the story. Students were asked to analyze the following statement as a reader-response critic She said it over and over under her breath free Free Free (Clugston, 2010, Chopin, 1894). Barbara Larson (a student from auburn University) states breaks down from each one subdivision of the statement.She says The words under her breath might also encourage the reader to feel an intimacy with Louise and thus regard her sympathetically, since the reader is allowed to share a very personal moment. Likewise, by placing exclamation marks after each use of free, Chopin may be encouraging the reader to chare Louise s lighting about this new-found liberty (B. Larson, R. C. Evans, 2001). Larsons statement describes my feeling towards this statement exactly. aft(prenominal) reading the statement I felt a connection with Mrs. Mallard in a sense of I have experienced the feeling of freedom.Not that a past love passed away, more like a past love finally released me from the grasp I felt some my neck when I was with him. I felt a connection with Mrs. Mallard at that very point in the story. References * R. W. Clugston (2010) Journey to Literature Retrieved from https//content. ashford. edu/books/AUENG125. 10. 2 * R. C. Evans (2001) Close Readings Analysis of Short Fiction from Multiple Perspectives by Students of Auburn University Montgomery Retrieved from http//site. ebrary. com/lib/ashford/docDetail. action? docID=10015376&p00=kate%20chopin