Character Analysis Of The Story Of An Hour

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Character Analysis of “The Story of an Hour”

Take hold of the day and stay for the moment. Engage in things that make you happy

when given an opportunity since you may not get another chance. Kate Chopin composes a

tale of a woman who fails to take hold of the day. A short story of “The Story of an Hour”

comprises Louise Mallard as the main character. The author utilizes few pages to convey

various feelings and emotions that Mrs. Mallard persists after death news of her husband. At

the beginning of the story, Mrs. Mallard tends to be a grieving widow but later on changes to

an impregnable independent woman. To help establish the character of Louise Mallard in

“The Story of an Hour,” Kate Chopin utilizes death. Louise Mallard starts the tale as an

unhappy, frail woman who is not contented with her femininity. Later on, she overpowers her

fears and emerges as a potent independent woman who is ready to search for happiness.

According to Chopin, the Story of an Hour occurs in the home of Mallard in the late

century. The short story has various events that happen in an hour. The author utilizes

characters to convey the concept of self-fulfillment and freedom throughout the text. The

narrative starts with Richards and Josephine exquisitely breaking the death news of Brently

Mallard to Louise Mallard, his wife. This way, she locks herself in a room to grief her

husband’s loss. She started feeling free and liberated from the loneliness thoughts. It is

ironical for her to sob and cry about her husband’s death yet secretly she is happy about her

newfound freedom. However, she has just found out the meaning of happiness concerning

her husband. Regardless of the new democracy, she died of a heart attack after her husband

enters the room (Chopin, 3).

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Chopin describes Louise Mallard, as a young, sheltered, white woman is not happy

about her recent life (Koloski). She suffers from heart troubles. Severally, other characters in

the story try to conceal and cover-up what is happening to form Louise Mallard. They put

away their emotions to make sure that she is doing well. When disclosing the breaking news

of the death of Brently Mallard, individuals took precautions, “… broken sentences; veiled

hints that revealed in half concealing,” (Chopin, 1). During the last instant of the story, they

also decide to hide their emotions. Chopin points out that “Richards’s quick motion to screen

him from the view of his wife.” It is another example of how Josephine and Richard succeed

protecting and putting feelings of Mrs. Mallard.

Mrs. Mallard is dearly loved, married, and cared for by friends and family. However,

she does not seem satisfied until she receives the death news of her husband. “She said it over

and over underneath her breath: ‘free, free, free!’”. According to Chopin, the previous event

knowledge have eventually begun to set in; she is praying for just the opposite after

shuddering at the thought of a long life. This way, she is eager to admit her new gotten

freedom because of her husband’s death, “...she would live for herself” (Chopin, 2). Mrs.

Mallard is curious to live without her husband and be alone. The author also composes,

“There would be no powerful will bending hers…” indicating that Louise Mallard might be

oppressive.

Mrs. Mallard is submissive and figured as potent regardless of her appearance and

illness. The author says, “It was only yesterday she had thought it with a shudder that life

might be long,” she is eagerly waiting for death for relieving from her responsibilities and

duties as a wife. The life of Mrs. Mallard becomes stressful and exasperating following her

oppressive husband, a contrite heart, and overbearing sister. According to Goldberg and

Carrie, the signs of anxiety includes medical illness, stress from a marriage, and emotional

trauma like the demise of loved ones. However, Louise reveals various signs and symptoms

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Surname 1 Student’s Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Character Analysis of “The Story of an Hour” Take hold of the day and stay for the moment. Engage in things that make you happy when given an opportunity since you may not get another chance. Kate Chopin composes a tale of a woman who fails to take hold of the day. A short story of “The Story of an Hour” comprises Louise Mallard as the main character. The author utilizes few pages to convey various feelings and emotions that Mrs. Mallard persists after death news of her husband. At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Mallard tends to be a grieving widow but later on changes to an impregnable independent woman. To help establish the character of Louise Mallard in “The Story of an Hour,” Kate Chopin utilizes death. Louise Mallard starts the tale as an unhappy, frail woman who is not contented with her femininity. Later on, she overpowers her fears and emerges as a potent independent woman who is ready to search for happiness. According to Chopin, the Story of an Hour occurs in the home of Mallard in the late 19th century. The short story has various events that happen in an hour. The author utilizes characters to convey the concept of self-fulfillment and freedom throughout the text. The narrative starts with Richards and Josephine exquisitely breaking the death news of Brently Mallard to Louise Mallard, his wife. This way, she locks herself in a room to grief her husband’s loss. She started feeling free and libe ...
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