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1、精品好文档，推荐学习交流A Feminist Perspective ThestoryTheStoryofanHour,writtenbyKateChopinisashortbutpowerfulstory.Theendingofthestoryofanhourhaltssharply,withoutmuchspacebetweentheclimaxandtheending.Theendingrevealsthethemesoftheshortstory,epitomizesthewritingtechniques

2、thewriterused,reinforcestheplotandtheironicrelationshipbetweencharacters,makestheelement—heartdiseaseacluethroughoutthewholestory,andleavesusreadersmuchmargintothinkaboutsuchasthenatureoftheprotagonist.Thestorybeginswithtwononpersonsubjectsentences.“Knowingtha

3、tMrs.Mallardwasafflictedwithahearttrouble,greatcarewastakentobreaktoherasgentleaspossiblethenewsofherhusband’sdeath.”ThistellsusthesituationwithMrs.Mallard:troubledwithheartdisease,fragile,unabletobearanyshockandcarefullyprotected.Theprotectionisrestrictionasw

4、ell.InthefirstsentencethenarratorrevealedMrs.Mallard’shearttrouble.Andthereareseveralrepetitionsofthediseaseinwholestory.Thesecondplaceis“Josephinewaskneelingbeforethecloseddoorwithherlipstothekeyhole,imploringforadmission.‘Louise,openthedoor!Ibeg;openthedoor-

5、--youwillmakeyourselfill.Whatareyoudoing,Louise?Forheaven’ssakeopenthedoor.’”Thethirdplaceis“‘Goaway.Iamnotmakingmyselfill.’No;shewasdrinkinginaveryelixiroflifethroughthatopendoor.”Thefourthis“Shebreathedaquickprayerthatlifemightbelong.Itwasonlyyesterdayshehad

6、thoughtwithashudderthatlifemightbelong.”Thefifthisintheending“whenthe仅供学习与交流，如有侵权请联系网站删除谢谢6精品好文档，推荐学习交流doctorcametheysaidshehaddiedofheartdisease----ofjoythatkills.”Thefirstrevelationisattheverybeginningofthestory.Thelastoneisattheend.Mrs.Mallard’shearttrouble

7、isanimportantcluethatgoesthoughthewholearticle.It’sthecenterofthestory.Butthesearenotsimplyrepetition.Thepointofviewandthewayofpresentingaredifferent.Thefirstplaceisnarratedfromthelimitedomniscientpointofviewandcentersonhowpeopleregardthediseaseandhowwilltheyt

8、reather.ThesecondquotationisfromtheperspectiveofMrs.Mallard’ssister’sandshowsherconcern.Thethirdandthefourtharefromtheprotagonistherself.Thethirdoneisstatedthroughdialogueandthefou