The story of an hour book review

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1、TheStoryofanHourBookReviewTheStoryofanHourisashortstorywrittenbyKateChopinandpublishedin1894.ThestorydescribestheseriesofemotionsLouiseMallardenduresafterhearingofthedeathofherhusband,whowasbelievedtohavediedinarailroaddisaster.Mrs.Mallardsuffersfromheartproblemsandthereforehersisterattemptstoin

2、formherofthehorrificnewsinagentleway.Mrs.Mallardlocksherselfinherroomtoimmediatelymournthelossofherhusband.However,shebeginstofeelanunexpectedsenseofexhilaration.“Free!Bodyandsoulfree!”iswhatshebelievesisabenefitofhisdeath.Attheendofthestory,itismadeknownthatherhusbandwasnotinvolvedintherailroad

3、disasteranduponhisreturnhomeMrs.Mallardsuddenlydies.Thecauseofherdeathisambiguousandleftforanalysisasitcanrangefromherknownheartproblemstopsychologicalfactors.Wecanaskourselvesiftherealreasonforthedeathwasknownthatshewouldn’tbefreeaftersheseesthatherhusbandisn’treallydead.Fromthebeginningofthest

4、ory,wecancatchsomeroughinformationaboutthecharacters.Therearefourcharactersinthestory:Mrs.Mallard,Josephine,RichardsandMr.Mallard.AndMrs.Mallardisthemaincharacteramongthefour.ThestorymainlynarratesthechangingemotionalfeelingsandtherenascenceofMrs.Mallard’sspirits,afterhavingheardthenewsofherhusb

5、and’sdeath.ButthestoryendupwithMrs.Mallard’sdeathinsteadofherhusband’s.Itisasurprisingending.Inherarticle,“Emotionin‘TheStoryofanHour,’”someonearguesthatChopinportraysMrs.Mallard’sperceptionofherhusband’ssupposeddeathasfosteredbyemotions,ratherthanbyrationality.Heclaimsthatupuntilthatpoint,Mrs.M

6、allard’slifehadbeendevoidofemotiontosuchanextentthatshehasevenwonderedifitisworthliving.TherepressionofemotionmayrepresentMrs.Mallard’srepressivehusband,whohad,upuntilthatpoint,“smothered”and“silenced”herwill.Therefore,hernewfoundfreedomisbroughtonbyaninfluxofemotion(representingthedeathofthefig

7、ureoftherepressivehusband)thataddsmeaningandvaluetotheirlife.ThoughMrs.Mallardinitiallyfeelsfearwhenshehearsofherhusband’sdeath,thestrengthoftheemotionissopowerfulthatMrs.Mallardactuallyfeelsjoy(becausesheisfeeling).Since,th