The story of an hour 英文鉴赏

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1、4A Feminist Perspective ThestoryTheStoryofanHour,writtenbyKateChopinisashortbutpowerfulstory.Theendingofthestoryofanhourhaltssharply,withoutmuchspacebetweentheclimaxandtheending.Theendingrevealsthethemesoftheshortstory,epitomizesthewritingtechniquesthewriterused,reinfor

2、cestheplotandtheironicrelationshipbetweencharacters,makestheelement—heartdiseaseacluethroughoutthewholestory,andleavesusreadersmuchmargintothinkaboutsuchasthenatureoftheprotagonist.Thestorybeginswithtwononpersonsubjectsentences.“KnowingthatMrs.Mallardwasafflictedwithahe

3、arttrouble,greatcarewastakentobreaktoherasgentleaspossiblethenewsofherhusband’sdeath.”ThistellsusthesituationwithMrs.Mallard:troubledwithheartdisease,fragile,unabletobearanyshockandcarefullyprotected.Theprotectionisrestrictionaswell.Inthefirstsentencethenarratorrevealed

4、Mrs.Mallard’shearttrouble.Andthereareseveralrepetitionsofthediseaseinwholestory.Thesecondplaceis“Josephinewaskneelingbeforethecloseddoorwithherlipstothekeyhole,imploringforadmission.‘Louise,openthedoor!Ibeg;openthedoor---youwillmakeyourselfill.Whatareyoudoing,Louise?For

5、heaven’ssakeopenthedoor.’”Thethirdplaceis“‘Goaway.Iamnotmakingmyselfill.’No;shewasdrinkinginaveryelixiroflifethroughthatopendoor.”Thefourthis“Shebreathedaquickprayerthatlifemightbelong.Itwasonlyyesterdayshehadthoughtwithashudderthatlifemightbelong.”Thefifthisintheending

6、“whenthe4doctorcametheysaidshehaddiedofheartdisease----ofjoythatkills.”Thefirstrevelationisattheverybeginningofthestory.Thelastoneisattheend.Mrs.Mallard’shearttroubleisanimportantcluethatgoesthoughthewholearticle.It’sthecenterofthestory.Butthesearenotsimplyrepetition.Th

7、epointofviewandthewayofpresentingaredifferent.Thefirstplaceisnarratedfromthelimitedomniscientpointofviewandcentersonhowpeopleregardthediseaseandhowwilltheytreather.ThesecondquotationisfromtheperspectiveofMrs.Mallard’ssister’sandshowsherconcern.Thethirdandthefourtharefro

8、mtheprotagonistherself.ThethirdoneisstatedthroughdialogueandthefourthcontainsacompareshowingMrs.Mallard’sattit