The following will reveal oppression as depicted in Hemingway's Hills like White Elephants, Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello and Chopin's The Story of an Hour and the ramification of manipulation, envy, and freedom. ... Freedom, as depicted in Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour is personified, having touched the protagonist, Louise Mallard and transforming her, widening her views on the life she desperately wanted to get rid of. In the story Louise Mallard, who suffers from a heart condition, has just received news about her husband's death from her sister Josephi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate