... - by Kate Chopin Commentary "The Story of an Hour- is a startling portrayal of a woman's awakening upon receiving news of her husband's death. Written in the 19th century, this was very much considered a feminist' story, as it harboured disapproving attitudes towards marriage. In the first sentence, readers were told that the woman was (Louise Mallard) afflicted with heart trouble, foreshadowing danger, fragility, and unwell ... settled, comfortably, into a couch. That is not all. Where Louise should have looked out the window and see signs of darkness or hopelessness, she ironically noti...

• Word Count: 685
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... end. Something disturbing is felt in the imagery of darkness created metaphorically by comparing memory to a darkened theater coupled with the masturbatory stroking by the man. The initial short sound of the first vowel (i) in the word "in" repeated throughout the first stanza and in the name of the poem (A Castle In Lynn) emphasizes to the reader the act of intercourse; a man putting his penis in a woman over and over. ... license to men like Linda McCarriston's father to heap abuse and violence on his family. The irony here is in the royalty metaphor as her father had no castle or kin...

• Word Count: 3020
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... end. Something disturbing is felt in the imagery of darkness created metaphorically by comparing memory to a darkened theater coupled with the masturbatory stroking by the man. The initial short sound of the first vowel (i) in the word "in" repeated throughout the first stanza and in the name of the poem (A Castle In Lynn) emphasizes to the reader the act of intercourse; a man putting his penis in a woman over and over. ... license to men like Linda McCarriston's father to heap abuse and violence on his family. The irony here is in the royalty metaphor as her father had no castle or kin...

• Word Count: 3020
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School