Analysis Of S. Salina Jamil's 'The Story Of An Hour'

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Michael Middleton
VanNostrand
English 1302, 9:25 AM
2/25/2017
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In S. Salina Jamil’s “Emotions in The Story of an Hour,” she explains the emotions of the main protagonist Mrs. Mallard and her transformation from the dull individual at the beginning to the story to the vibrant independent person over the course of an hour. She takes into consideration internal factors, as well as external factors including time “The Story of an Hour” is set inside of. Jamil also analyzes the story and manages to pull out multiple uses of symbolism and how they relate to Mrs. Mallard’s emotions, overall creating a convincing argument that is hard to disagree with.
To begin to understand Mrs. Mallard’s transformation we must see why she is such a dull person. Jamil …show more content…

Mallard faces is cause for the upcoming events that take place for her transformation physically and mentally inside the locked doors of the bedroom. Jamil points out that this room is a representation of her “[locking] out social conventions” (Jamil, 217) of the era. This is inferred by the transformation that begins shortly afterward as she becomes aware of the new lease on life that she's been given due to her husband's death. This internal change is symbolized with a physical change as Jamil states that “Louise’s apparent emotional anemia has given way to healthy blood circulation” (Jamil, 218) which would cause her to physically look different with a more vibrant skin tone. Re-addressing the prior situation, imagine all the oppression of the previous situation suddenly lifted of-of your shoulders. a sudden relief that gave shimmer of hope for a better life that is why I believe Jamil’s image of “emotional anemia” (S. Salina Jamil, 217) makes sense it seems as if Mrs. Mallard has come back to life completely transforming her into a different person. Overall, Jamil could pick apart “The Story of an Hour” and break it down to where the emotions expressed in the story make

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