Story Of An Hour Literary Analysis
Brokenhearted and Free
‘The Story of an Hour’ takes place in Louise Mallard’s home, the focus is on the family that lives there, and the topic of the story is the loss of Louise’s husband Brently. Louise had heart trouble and with her sister’s careful delivery of bad news, Louise reacts with obvious grief. However, she begins to realize that she is now an independent woman, a realization that excites her. She sees her life as being absolutely hers and is happy thinking about her new sense of independence. The Author, Kate Chopin somewhat suggests that all marriages are naturally overwhelming. Despite the love between husband and wife, Louise views Brently’s death as a release from oppression. She never names a specific way in which Brently oppressed her instead she hints that marriage in general holds back both women and men. The role of family …show more content…
She had tried to Prevent Louise from seeing Brently when he came into the house but it was too late, Louise had died. The diagnosis of “heart disease” seemed appropriate because the shock of seeing Brently was enough to kill her. The doctors’ said that she died of overwhelming joy, it was ironic because it had been the loss of joy that had actually killed her. Louise seemed to have died of a broken heart, caused by the sudden loss of her independence. The role of family is shown not only by Josephine but also by Brently too. Louise desperately wanted more freedom, but it’s once she thought that her husband has died that she started to think about it. That showed that she had respect for her husband, and didn’t dare to do anything that breaks with his rights and restrictions in their marriage. “The Story of an Hour” tells a lot about the situation women were in when they were married and how they really should feel,
‘The Story of an Hour’ takes place in Louise Mallard’s home, the focus is on the family that lives there, and the topic of the story is the loss of Louise’s husband Brently. Louise had heart trouble and with her sister’s careful delivery of bad news, Louise reacts with obvious grief. However, she begins to realize that she is now an independent woman, a realization that excites her. She sees her life as being absolutely hers and is happy thinking about her new sense of independence. The Author, Kate Chopin somewhat suggests that all marriages are naturally overwhelming. Despite the love between husband and wife, Louise views Brently’s death as a release from oppression. She never names a specific way in which Brently oppressed her instead she hints that marriage in general holds back both women and men. The role of family …show more content…
She had tried to Prevent Louise from seeing Brently when he came into the house but it was too late, Louise had died. The diagnosis of “heart disease” seemed appropriate because the shock of seeing Brently was enough to kill her. The doctors’ said that she died of overwhelming joy, it was ironic because it had been the loss of joy that had actually killed her. Louise seemed to have died of a broken heart, caused by the sudden loss of her independence. The role of family is shown not only by Josephine but also by Brently too. Louise desperately wanted more freedom, but it’s once she thought that her husband has died that she started to think about it. That showed that she had respect for her husband, and didn’t dare to do anything that breaks with his rights and restrictions in their marriage. “The Story of an Hour” tells a lot about the situation women were in when they were married and how they really should feel,