... and women believe they have the right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature-(227), and this is not an accepted view of marriage in the 1800's. There is no masculine power anymore trying to control the wife Mrs. Mallard in the story. In the 1800's divorces were frowned upon and the wife had no say in anything. The only way ... with in "The Story of an Hour."" Both The Awakening and "The Story of an Hour- are considered to be examples of feminist theory because of the "ideology that privileges masculine ways of thinking and marginalizes women politically, economically, and psych...

• Word Count: 1250
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School