... ;. "A quick reading of the phrase might mislead the reader into thinking that Mrs. Mallard, therefore, has heart disease" (Hicks); however, that is not the case. Kate Chopin uses irony in which she makes the readers to understand that Mrs. Mallard had a very specific condition that was interfering with the workings of her heart (Hicks). That is when the readers ... with her heart is that her marriage [was not allowing] her to 'live for herself'" (Hicks). In other words, Mrs. Mallard's "heart trouble" is a Kate Chopin's irony for the "disease" in marriage. By the time The Story of an...

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... wanted nothing but to have a long life and enjoy it. When she was forced into the role of a trophy wife, she felt like she had no point in living. The irony is after she said this, Mr. Mallard walked into their home and she realized he was never really dead. I think that the astonishment and regret in not being allowed to ... ...

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... sentence of the story, "Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble" (106). Jennifer Hicks, literary critic, writes that "Chopin is engaging in some heavy handed irony." The heart is traditionally the symbol of an individual's emotional core. Ironic symbolism is illustrated by showing that her physical heart problems symbolize her emotional heart problems as they ... ...

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... her consciousness, she finds that being "the one that rules, who looks on, one who stands alone"( Chopin 84) is a choice between loving society or loving herself. Edna sees the irony in the stereotypical ideal of romantic love; if women are to love and enjoy sexual pleasures for themselves, they still are imprisoned by reproduction. Even Robert, who woke Edna out ... ...

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... to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome."" (Chopin 2). From now on, Louise will live for herself, free of her husband's control. The irony of the story is the death of Louise due to a heart disease, when Brently comes home alive. The other characters all expected Louise to have complications when hearing news of ... ...

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... , Edna also hears the hum of bees. This means that all that Edna experienced throughout her life basically the "awakening" had has a positive intellectual impact. There has also been a little irony created because "bees collectively ensure the survival of their species", however Edna trying to rebel against her dominated behavior and removing herself from the community, can no longer survive now ... ...

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... seeing her husband alive was too much for her to absorb. The sight of her husband made her freeze and the adrenaline that she had in her killed her. The irony of this story is that it isn't a typical story and the readers aren't aware of what is going to happen next. The story can be looked at two different ways ... ...

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... woman's suffrage movement" (Taylor 151). Anne Jones disagreed saying that Chopin "was fully conscious of the implicit contradictions between lady and artist and made the best of them, largely through irony" (Taylor 151). Recently The Awakening has been compared to the great heroic novels in history. Lewis Leary describes Edna as "A valiant women, worthy of place beside other fictional heroines who ... ...

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... and there is no confusion as to what just happened. At the same time, though, the events could be told in any order and still have the same effect. The irony of the entire plot is that in the end her husband walks through the door and it is her that dies. When Mrs. Mallard first hears that her husband is ... ...

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... symbols and references that enrich the story and intensify its underlining message. The choice of French names and words reminds the reader of the stories' setting and helps create an irony that is echoed throughout the text. Before the narrator explains the use of the French language and the settlers' origin, it becomes evident that the characters in discussion are of ... ...

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