Do you find the story's ending believable? Satisfying? Contrived?
Do you find the story's ending believable? Satisfying? Contrived?
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Kate Chopin's Short Stories study guide contains a biography of Kate Chopin, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
The Story of an Hour
Louise Mallard hears of her husband Brently Mallard's untimely death in a railroad accident. After an initial outpouring of grief, she retires to her room and moves from exhaustion to exaltation as she realizes that Brently's death will leave her with a lifetime of independence and free choice. However, when she goes downstairs, she finds that her husband has come home, his death having been misreported, and she dies from the subsequent shock.
Beyond the Bayou
The slave La Folle lives alone in a cabin on a plantation and has never crossed the bayou into the outer world because she is so afraid of the unknown. When the master's son Chéri accidentally injures himself while hunting, she recognizes that she must cross the…
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- Major Themes
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- Summary and Analysis of "The Story of an Hour"
- Summary and Analysis of "Beyond the Bayou"
- Summary and Analysis of "Ma'ame Pélagie"
- Summary and Analysis of "Désirée's Baby"
- Summary and Analysis of "A Respectable Woman"
- Summary and Analysis of "The Kiss"
- Summary and Analysis of "A Pair of Silk Stockings"
- Summary and Analysis of "The Locket"
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- Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
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- Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
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The story's basic exposition is presented in its first two paragraphs. What additional information about character or setting would you like to know? Why do you suppose Chopin does not supply this information?
What emotions does Mrs. Mallard experience during the hour she spends alone in her room? What events do you imagine take place during this same period outside her room? Outside her house?
