Tim O Brien's Short Story Of An Hour

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Another reason to categorize this story as modern is that it implies rather than states facts and psychological truths. The story implies that the house is flawed, but these flaws are overlooked when the narrator states “perfect, perfect, perfect little house!” even though the dollhouse is flawed greatly. Numerous clues in the story imply that the house is a symbol of social status even though the story never states this fact. Another part of this story that implies rather than states is when the sisters “sounded as though they were in despair” and in my opinion is seems as though they were acting as if they were sad to be empathetic when they really were not.

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