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The story of an hour summary and themes
The story of an hour summary and themes
The story of an hour summary and themes
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The short stories "The Interlopers" and "The Story of an Hour" are both great stories. The Interlopers stars Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym along with their decades-long family grudge. The Story of an Hour includes Mrs. Louise Mallard and the unfortunate death of her husband. To compare and contrast these stories, we need to know where their plots overlap and where they are set apart. Straight off the bat, we see some obvious differences and contrasts in these stories. On one hand, neighbors Ulrich and Georg have had a long-lasting feud that has been passed down through their families. Both sides believe a small area within a large forest belongs to them. On the other hand, Louise Mallard had no feud with her husband. It wasn't that
she didn't love him, she did, she just felt trapped. There was no feud in Louise's story. Another contrast would be that both stories' settings are very different. Ulrich and Georg's story takes place out in the harsh cold of winter, while Louise's story takes place in the comfort of her own home. Once you hit the initial "tragedy" in both stories, you start to see the reactions of the characters are very similar. When Ulrich and Georg are alone in the forest, planning to shoot each other, branches from the trees above topple down onto them, causing them serious injury. "I'm caught in my own forest land!" is what Ulrich's initial response was, but over time, seeing as they were both unable to escape from under the heavy branches, they decided they would become friends. Both Ulrich and Georg had a team of men, and both hoped that they would come to save them both, so they could live the rest of their lives friends. Now Louise Mallard, when she discovered her husband was dead, her initial response was sorrow. But as the day went on, she realized how free she was. "Free! Body and soul free!" is one of the many things she said over the course of the day. She came to accept that though her husband wasn't here anymore, she could still live for herself. You can see that in both stories the protagonists choose to accept the tragedy, and to be at peace with it. The ending of each story is where they are most alike. Each ending is unexpected, startling, and abrupt. We call this "situational irony". At the end of The Interlopers, Ulrich spots a group of figures in the forest. Both Ulrich and Georg initially believe it is some of their men, but as the figures come closer, Ulrich discovers the figures are wolves. The story ends there, which implies that the wolves killed the men when they had just made peace. At the end of The Story of an Hour, once Louise has made peace with her husband's death, she returns downstairs to discover the door being opened by none other than Mr. Mallard. Mrs. Mallard collapses, and the story ends with this sentence: "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills." When all finally seemed right in Louise's world, it suddenly all came toppling back down, something she couldn't handle. Both of these endings are examples of situational irony. To conclude, both Story of an Hour and The Interlopers have many similarities and contrasts. Their main plot points are similar, but their characters and settings set them apart. I encourage reading both stories, because without all the comparing and contrasting, they really are interesting reads. Works Cited Chopin, Kate. The Story of an Hour. https.//archive.vcu.edu Saki. The Interlopers. www.anderson.k12.ky.us
The setting in the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” has many similarities and differences to the setting in “The Interlopers”. Though the settings differ in many ways, for example the danger of them and their contents, they are also similar in their mystery and vitality to the plot. These two pieces of writing hold many of the same ideas, but they also are original works that portray them in their own way.
It is important to note how each individual story is similar and different, because it allows us to understand how the emotions in the book affect us. ‘The Interlopers’ and ‘Story of an Hour’ are two of my favorite short stories. They are both very different, and have their own unique style. They are, also, somewhat similar. This is because the authors of the book are both similar and different, both in their backgrounds and personalities. In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting both short stories from my own point of view.
During the time of its publication “The Story of an Hour” was not received with open arms. In fact, the topic itself was strange to many as it spoke of “a woman rejoicing in the death of her husband” (Hicks). And it
“The Interlopers” is rather lengthy, from a third person point of view, while The Story of an Hour is brief and somewhat concise, but also from third person. Because of its length, “The Interlopers” contains a substantial amount of detail about the environment and characters. It allows for more background about the events of the story. Because of “The Story of an Hour”’s length, it only provides the names of the characters, and not too much about them. Regardless of that, both “The Interlopers” and “The Story of an Hour” provide enough insight to inform the reader of the characters and events.
In both The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, the authors develop detailed yet ambiguous stories riddled with common themes, clever symbols, fitting settings and dramatic conflict, creating classics we can not only glean from, but also enjoy as an entertaining read. When analyzed, the two short stories seem to mirror each other’s purpose through a mutual theme communicated in each story. This, however, does not stop at just that. It actually carries over to not only the general setting, but also the conflicts at hand and symbols used by the pair of writers, creating a great example of two literary works that can be compared successfully
The two stories, not only have differences, but also have similarities. Some examples are, they both take place in England. In both stories, people also suffer starvation. People in these two stories are also Native American.
In The Story of an Hour Kate Chopin gives a very inside look at her feelings about marriage, female independence, and the human will. The first description that Chopin gives of Louise (the main character of the story) is her heart trouble. The way that it is suggested, gives the reader reason to believe that the ailment may not only be physical but also mental. Louise's sister, Josephine and Richards treat Louise with great care as though she is fragile. They are afraid that breaking the news of her husband's death to her may be harmful to her condition. When Louise hears the news of her husband's death, Chopin tells us that she "wept with wild abandonment." This apparently was not the expected response. This is known, because Chopin tells the reader that many women would have received the message and been so paralyzed by it that they would not have been able to show emotion. Therefore, it is assumed that Louise is a rather passionate person.
Both “The Machine that Won the War” and “The Interlopers” show irony but the stories contrast in a lot of ways. “The Machine that Won the War” shows Irony when all of the people all changed something that would affect the output of the Machine. “The Interlopers” shows Irony when the two people finally decide to stop conflict but then get lynched by wolves. In “The Machine that Won the War” there is Man vs Man, Man vs Supernatural, and Man vs Self; in “The Interlopers” there is Man vs Man, Man vs Nature, and Man vs Self. Both “The Machine that Won the War” and “The Interlopers” show Man vs Man and Man vs Self. In “The Interlopers” it shows Man vs Man when two groups are fighting over a “Disputed border- forest”(263, Saki) and shows Man vs Self
Key Elements:The story of an hour · Plot: Standard plot. A woman who receive the notice of her husband's death, and when she begins to felt freedom her husband appear again and she can't accept it and fall died. · Characterization: Few characters a. Mrs. Mallard or Louise: Mallard's wife. Was afflicted with hearth trouble.
For women, the 19th century was a time of inequality, oppression, and inferiority to their male counterparts. A woman's social standing depended solely on her marital status. For these reasons many women were forced to lead a life of solitude and emotional inadequacy, often causing depression. In Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour," setting plays a significant role in illustrating the bittersweet triumph of Mrs. Mallard's escape from oppression at the ironic cost of her life.
“The Story of an Hour” was a story set in a time dominated by men. During this time women were dependent on men, but they always dreamed of freedom. Most people still think that men should be dominant and in control. They think that without men, women can’t do anything and that they can’t be happy. Well this story has a twist.
After listening to an hour of the Moth, I would have to say a lot of these stories are sad but there’s always something to learn from them. How much Darly McCormick loved her son and protected him from racism, how Adam Gopnick learned how to communicate to his son through instant messaging, what Erin Baker had to face when she learned her mother was pregnant with someone she had an affair with. They also share funny moments as well during the story so it is all not doom and gloom but the stories also share lessons they learned from their experience.
The aspirations and expectations of freedom can lead to both overwhelming revelations and melancholy destruction. In Kate Chopin’s “ The Story of an Hour” Louise Mallard is stricken with the news of her husband’s “death” and soon lead to new found glory of her freedom and then complete catastrophe in the death of herself. Chopin’s use of irony and the fluctuation in tone present the idea that freedom can be given or taken away without question and can kill without warning. After learning of her husband’s death in a railroad disaster, Mrs. Mallard sinks into a deep state of grief, as one would be expected to do upon receiving such news.
In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin a woman, Louise Mallard, makes a startling and disturbing realization about her true feelings. After she is informed by her sister Josephine that her husband Brently had been killed in a train accident, Louise instantly breaks down and sobs into her arms. She then goes upstairs to her room, and stares out the window as a sudden apprehension comes to her: she is now free, her own person, and she does not have her husband to hold her back anymore. She becomes overwhelmingly excited about what her new life could now be, and the moment she goes back downstairs with Josephine, Brently walks through the door unharmed. Before Louise sees, Brently’s friend Richards and Josephine attempt to shield her eyes from the shocking development. They fail, however, and Louise dies on the spot from her heart disease.
Coming to the end of this class I have learned a lot about what it takes to make a piece of literature leave you feeling a certain way. A lot goes into setting up a atmosphere in a story because you are not really seeing it in front of your face so you must imagine it. The author wants you to imagine a certain scene and feel a certain way through their words and descriptions. An important component to making a reader understand the atmosphere and visualize the scene is by the setting. Setting is where a specific event is taking place. Without setting it would be hard for a reader to not only visualize but to even understand the theme, tone and the atmosphere. Throughout this semester we learned this from genres such as short story, poems and