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'''''“The Story of an Hour”''''' is a short story by Kate Chopin written on April 19,1894 | '''''“The Story of an Hour”''''' is a short story by Kate Chopin written on April 19, 1894. It first appeared in ''Vogue'' on December 6, 1894 as “The Dream of an Hour.” This was one of the nineteen stories of Kate Chopin published in ''Vogue''. | ||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Josephine, Louise Mallard's sister receives news of Brently Mallard's death at his job on the railroad and goes to tell her with assistance from Richard, Brently's friend. Josephine, knowing that her sister has a heart disease caused her to become nervous and talk in broken sentences which gave hints that revealed what happened. After | Josephine, Louise Mallard's sister receives news of Brently Mallard's death at his job on the railroad and goes to tell her with assistance from Richard, Brently's friend. Josephine, knowing that her sister has a heart disease caused her to become nervous and talk in broken sentences which gave hints that revealed what happened. After finding out the news, she goes to her room and realizes that she is “free, free, free!”{{Sfn|Chopin|2002|p=200}} Then, her sister encourage her to come out of the room so that she would not become ill. When she got down stairs, her husband Brently stepped through the doors. Richard tried covering him to keep Louise from being shocked but it was to late, she died of a heart disease. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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==Major themes== | ==Major themes== | ||
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A major theme throughout "The Story Of An Hour," is freedom. Once the hurt and grief of his loss pass over Louise, she realizes that she has the freedom to live her life the way she wants. You can see her moment of realization whenever she says, "free, free, free." She realizes that she is no longer held back by a marriage and has the freedom and independence to do as she pleases. | A major theme throughout "The Story Of An Hour," is freedom. Once the hurt and grief of his loss pass over Louise, she realizes that she has the freedom to live her life the way she wants. You can see her moment of realization whenever she says, "free, free, free." She realizes that she is no longer held back by a marriage and has the freedom and independence to do as she pleases. | ||
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==Literary significance and reception== | ==Literary significance and reception== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
See also: [[/Annotated Bibliography/]]. | |||
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* {{cite journal |last1=Bender |first1=Bert |title=The Teeth of Desire: ''The Awakening'' and The Descent of Man |journal=American Literature |date=1991 |volume=63 |issue=3 |pages=459–473 }} | * {{cite journal |last1=Bender |first1=Bert |title=The Teeth of Desire: ''The Awakening'' and The Descent of Man |journal=American Literature |date=1991 |volume=63 |issue=3 |pages=459–473 }} |