Masiha

Context Kate Chopin was born in Louis, in 1850, one of five children. Her father, Thomas died when she was five, and she spent her childhood among women: her mother, Eliza; grandmother In 1870, Chopin married Oscar Chopin and moved with him to New Orleans, where they had six children. Chopin was an independent spirit .Oscar died unexpectedly. Chopin mourned his death deeply but eventually embraced her independence. Chopin soon returned to Louis, where she would spend the rest of her life. Chopin began writing fiction. She wrote about life and people in Louisiana and focused her attention on love, marriage, women, and independence. “The Story of an Hour” was published in 1894 and Chopin died was fifty-two.
Plot Overview:Louise Mallard has heart trouble, so she must be informed carefully about her husband’s death. Her sister, Josephine, tells her the news. Louise’s husband’s friend, Richards, learned about a railroad disaster when he was in the newspaper office and saw Louise’s husband, Brently, on the list of those killed. Louise begins sobbing when Josephine tells her of Brently’s death and goes upstairs to be alone in her room.
Louise sits down and looks out an open window. She sees trees, smells approaching rain, and hears a peddler yelling out what he’s selling. She hears someone singing as well as the sounds of sparrows, and there are fluffy white clouds in the sky. Everything that she experiences through her senses suggests joy and—new life. She is young, with lines around her eyes. Still crying, she gazes into the distance. She feels apprehensive. She begins repeating the word Free! to herself over and over again. Her heart beats quickly, and she feels very warm.
Louise knows she’ll cry again when she sees Brently’s corpse. His hands were tender, and he always looked at her lovingly. But then she imagines the years ahead, which belong only to her now. She will be free. She feels excite with her newfound sense of independence.
Josephine comes to her...