The Story of an Hour

The Story of an Hour

Introduction

The Story of an hour is a short story by Kate Chopin. She is an American writer who is famous for her short stories and novels. She is considered as one of the fine authors of 19th century. The Story of an Hour deals with the theme of freedom and liberation of the housewives of the nineteenth century. Discussion

The female protagonist is introduced as “Mrs. Mallard”, in the story. The narrative referred her as “She” throughout the text. She is called by her name in the narrative, when “her ...