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==Plot==
==Plot==
~Brief summary of the plot~
Louise Mallard receives news of her husband’s death at his job on the railroad. After grieving, she realizes that she is “free, free, free!”{{Sfn|Chopin|2002|p=200}} Only then, for her husband to step through the doors and her die of a heart disease.
 
The plot of "The story of an hour" is about a woman who receives bad news only for her to realize it's not as bad as she thought. As she is informed that her husband has just died in a train accident, her initial response is too weep. She wept in her sister's arms with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. Soon after when the grief wore off, she went to her room to isolate herself and truly think about the news she just heard when she felt a feeling of relief. She realized that this meant she was "free, free, free!". Only then, for her husband to step through the doors and her die of a heart disease.


==Characters==
==Characters==
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===Explanation of the Story's Title===
===Explanation of the Story's Title===
Louise Mallard is told her husband was dead and with that she gained her freedom. Later Louise finds out he is alive and she dies. The character gains her freedom and dies within an hour. (e.g., ''[[w:Things Fall Apart|Things Fall Apart]]'')~
Louise Mallard is told her husband was dead and with that she gained her freedom. Later Louise finds out he is alive and she dies. The character gains her freedom and dies within an hour.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}


==Literary significance and reception==
==Literary significance and reception==
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==Adaptations==
==Adaptations==
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==Citations==
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==