Kate Chopin's works, for example, "Desiree's Baby" and "Story of an Hour", contribute to my understanding of the south in the nineteenth century and the treatment of women in society. ... One of the first mentions of this was when Kate Chopin described Armand's love for Desiree as "sweeping over him like an avalanche (Chopin)". ... Just as in "Desiree's Baby", "The Story of an Hour" shows women as being weak. ... The "Story of an Hour" says, "She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. ... In conclusion,...

• Word Count: 1578
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour" discusses topics such as forbidden independence, oppression, freedom, self-fulfillment, and self-love. Louise, who is the main character in the story, is informed that her husband has died in a railroad accident. ... Louise heard the story like other women hear when they lose a husband, but, "She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance," (Chopin). ... Often she had not," (Chopin). ... The newly found independence has completely possessed Louise;...

• Word Count: 1871
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin is a good example of how love isn't what it's always made out to be, as it depicts such an event in a women's life, and in a single hour it reveals a lifetime of emotional torment but at the same time a sense of the joy of freedom. ... Chopin never tells the readers what kind of heart trouble Mrs. ... All of this happened in the time span of an hour. ... 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. ... Chopin leaves it up to the readers to interpret it the w...

• Word Count: 1389
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School