AStoryofanHour

AStoryofanHourKateChopin2021/10/32AuthorKateChopin,born KatherineO'Flaherty (February8,1850—August22,1904),wasanAmericanauthorof shortstories andnovels.Sheisnowconsideredbysometohavebeenaforerunnerof feminist authorsofthe20thcentury.From1892to1895,shewroteshortstoriesforbothchildrenandadultswhichwerepublishedinsuchmagazinesasAtlanticMonthly, Vogue, ThecenturiesMagazine, and TheYouth'sCompanion.2021/10/33Withinadecadeofherdeath,Chopinwaswidelyrecognizedasoneoftheleadingwritersofhertime.In1915,FredLewis wrote,"someof[Chopin's]workisequaltothebestthathasbeenproducedinFranceoreveninAmerica.[Shedisplayed]whatmaybedescribedasanativeaptitudefornarrationamountingalmosttogenius."2021/10/34Thestoryofanhourunveilsinhalfconcealingtheinequalitybetweenmenandwomeninthelate19thcenturywherewomenaredepressedundertheman-orientedsociety,andtheheroinewellreflectsthetypicalimageofwomaninthatperiodoftime.2021/10/35PlotCanyouuseoneortwosentencestosummarizethewholestory?Mrs.Mallard'sreactionandmentalactivitiesfromthemomentsheheardthenewsofherhusband’sdeathtoherdeath2021/10/36Whatarethefourstagesofthestoryandwhatisthemainideaofeachstage?Exposition1—3:Mrs.Mallardknewthenewsofherhusband’sdeathDevelopment4—7:Mrs.Mallard’sreactiontothenewsaftershewenttoherownroom2021/10/37Climax8—17:Afteralongperiodofmentalactivities,shefoundthereasonforliving.itwasfree.bodyandsoulfreeResolution18—21:Mrs.Mallarddiedsuddenlywhenshesawherhusbandstillalive2021/10/38BackgroundandPerspectivePlace:this story takes place in Mrs. Mallard's house with Louise, Josephine and Richard. The majority of the story takes place in a specific part of the house, Louis’s bedroom. 2021/10/39Time:afterlouiesheardofthenewsofherhusband---MrMallard'sdeath.Tobespecific:paragraph5trees:aquiverwiththenewspringlifeintheair:deliciousbreathofrainsparrow:twitterintheeaves2021/10/310showahappyandcheerfulcircumastancerevealthecharacterlouise'semotionmakesastrikingcontrastwiththedeathofherhusbandwhyauthorarangestoryhappeninginahouseratherthananoutdoorsetting?housesymbolizesacageindicatelouisewasnotthatintoherhusband.Whatisthepurposeofusingthesesceneries?2021/10/311Narrator'spointofviewAthird-personnarratorenableusreaderstoseedetailsratherthanbelimitedtotheprotagonist'spointofviewshowintegratedplotandmultidimensionalcharacters2021/10/312CharacterThemaincharacter：Mrs.LouiseMallardTheminorcharacter:Josephine,MrsMallard'ssisterBrentlyMallard,MrsMallard'shusbandRichards,BrentlyMallard'sfriendDoctors.2021/10/313MrsLouiseMallardyoung,beautifulafflictedwithahearttrouble,wellprotectedphysicalexhaustionafterhearingherhusband'sdeathlockherselfintheroomdeadwhenshesawherhusbandcomingback2021/10/314CharactersimpliedinthestoryHerlifewasboundbythemarriageandmoralconceptSheisyearnforthenewthingsTheawakeningofself-consciousnessandherstrongdesireforfreedom.2021/10/315ToneandStyleTone:Ironic(situationalirony)SituationalironyironythatisestablishedwhenthereisanincongruitybetweenwhatisexpectedtohappenandwhatactuallyhappenedDramaticironyironythatisinherentinspeechesorasituationofadramaandisunderstoodbytheaudiencebutnotgraspedbythecharactersintheplay.Verbalironyironyinwhichapersonwritesorsaysonethingandmeansanother,oruseswordstoconveyameaningthatistheoppositeoftheliteralmeaning.2021/10/316ThemeThethemeaboutthisstory:awomaninthepatriarchalsocietyatthattimewhomustsuppressherindividuality.Shewasweakinappearancebutstronginheart.Shewasdifferentfromotherwomenthatshepursuedthefreedomofherself.However,shecouldnotrealizeherdreambecauseofpowerlessnessatlast.Thisshortstoryreflectsthatawomanmustpaypriceoflifetogetthefreedominthatperiodoftime2021/10/317Theendingofthestoryofanhourisasurpriseending.Mrs.Mallarddidn’texpectherhusbandtocomeback;insteadshepreparedherselfforthefutureliberatedlifeandwentthroughtheawakeningoffeminineconsciousnessandfreedom.ThesuddenandunexpectedappearanceofMr.MallardandthedeathofMrs.Mallardconstitutethesurprisingelementsoftheending.AttheviewofherhusbandMrs.Mallarddiedofheartdisease---ofjoythatkills.