Neeraj Mahajan June 2, 2003 English 1102 Woman Who Lives and Dies in an Hour "The Story of an Hour," is a short story written by Kate Chopin openly reveals a woman's true feelings who ended up trapping herself in a marriage. In the 1890's, women were shackled to their husbands and the only means of breaking free from those constrictive bonds was through the death of their husbands. Mrs. Mallard plays a character that has to deal …showed first 75 words of 535 total…

…showed last 75 words of 535 total…an identity of her own, until her husband death was announced. Her sense of individuality gave her the edge of confidence to be independent and the stroke of death. Mrs. Mallard compromised her freedom to succeed in society as a wife, but time did not permit to be true to herself. Work Cited Chopin, Kate. Story of an Hour. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer.5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000.10-12