Historical Interpretation In Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour

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“The story of an hour” is a short story written by Kate Chopin on 1894. It narrates the story of a woman called Louise who was married to a man called Brently Mallard. A friend of Mr. Mallard arrived to the house afraid of telling her some terrible news about her husband. Apparently he was involved on a train crash and this friend knew about the ill heart condition of Mrs. Mallard. Both her sister and her husband’s friend were aware that the news about Brently’s death could be mortal for Louise, and they did not know how to tell her the outcome of this terrible accident.
When they finally told her, she reacted as a regular wife would react. She locked herself on a room thinking about how terrible this was, but them she realized this was not that bad as it seemed. After a few minutes she understood that her husband’s death …show more content…

To answer this question we must analyze the historical context in which this story was written. It was 1894 when Kate Chopin wrote the short story. Over the time, females have suffered the consequences of a wide range of discriminations and cultural prototypes. Around the 1800’s wives were nothing, but an ornament. They were supposed to be in the house and take care of the children and the husband. They had not voice when a decision needed to be make. They were a simple requirement to meet the standards set by society.
Given these points, we can infer the idea that this cannot be life. It is impossible to feel happy under an environment like this. All human beings wish to feel loved and important. It is clear that she was not the most relevant piece of the relationship, and that she was over there only because she was supposed to stay next to him since he was her husband. The society had already set the path that all marriage should follow not paying attention to the most important fact, which is that both, the woman and the man, must feel

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