Thesis #2: By contrasting images of life with those of death throughout “The Story of an Hour,” Kate Chopin highlights the struggle of a person imprisoned by societal pressures and thereby kept from fully being alive.
Chopin uses Mrs. Mallard emotions toward the death of her husband more positively than most would in the case of losing a loved one; Mrs. Mallards tone in the story is ironic as Chopin states “There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds.” This statement I believe the author is trying to imply that she was stuck in her marriage and the death of her husband is the freedom that she needed. Whether the reason being his or her fault the marriage seemed to have lost its love, but with the 1900s era she would not be able to leave her marriage, and forced into a life of misery.
Thesis #3: Through the use of structure in her intentionally short story “The Story of an Hour,” Kate Chopin ingeniously exposes the larger and more complex problem of oppression that can still be felt in our society today.
Chopin shows you how miserable Mrs. Mallard was in her relationship, but with the newfound death of her husband “There would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself.” Mrs. Mallard would now be able to finally be able to be happy until her ironic death. Even though, this story was written o take place in the early 1900s the same oppression can be felt today, as women fear they cannot leave their relationship without repercussion.
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