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Rumors are easily spread, but aren't always true.

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Rumors are easily spread, but aren't always true.

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Josephine read that Brently was killed in the railroad disaster, without seeing actual proof. It turns out that the rumor wasn't actually true and Brently was still alive.

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Louise was weeping with sadness when she first found out about the 'death' of her husband, but then she looked on the bright side and realized she is now free. She can do whatever she wants and when she wants it without getting verbally and physically abused.

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"She said it over and over under her breath: "free, free, free!"" (paragraph 11) The author uses repetition of the words "free" to show us how joyful she is that her husband is now gone and she is free forever.

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Figurative Language in "The Story of an Hour"

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Figurative Language in "The Story of an Hour"

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Personification-
"When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips." (paragraph 11)
This is an example of personification because words cannot 'escape' anything, even slightly parted lips.

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"She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room. She would have no one to follow her" (paragraph 3) Those lines state that she is devastated and saddened about the loss of her husband. "But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome. There would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself." (paragraphs 13 &14) Those lines state that she is no longer grieving, she is happy that she is now free without her husband there.

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"She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long." (paragraph 19) This line is foreshadowing that she no longer feels like life might be long for her, so she is going to die. "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease- of joy that kills." (paragraph 23) Louise had died that same day.

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"It was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallard's name leading the list of "killed"". (paragraph 2) This line states that Brently Mallard died in the tragic railroad incident. "It was Brently Mallard who entered, a little travel-stained, composedly carrying his grip-sack and umbrella. He had been far from the scene of the accident, and did not even know there had been one." (paragraph 21) Now, we already think that Brently is dead, but these lines state that he is actually alive, and was far from the disaster.

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"Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death." (paragraph 1) After reading that line, we know that Louise has a heart condition that could lead to death. "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease- of joy that kills." (paragraph 23) After reading that line, we know that Mrs. Mallard ended up dying by that heart trouble announced in the beginning of the short story.

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In "The Story of an Hour", Louise faces conflict with her husband Bently. "There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination." (paragraph 14) Those lines state that Bently was an abusive husband to Louise.

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Louise Mallard cannot escape the conflict with herself over whether to be sad or happy that her husband is gone. "She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms." (paragraph 3) Reading that line, we know that Louise is sad and crying about the "death" of her husband. ""Free, free, free!" The vacant stare and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and bright. Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body." (paragraph 11) Comprehending those lines, we know that she is happy about the loss of her husband and realizes she's finally free.

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In "The Story of an Hour", the character Louise Mallard encounters conflict with nature. She has a heart complications which is troubling for her, and she cannot control it. "Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her gently as possible the news of her husband's death." (paragraph 1)

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Through indirect characterization from the start of the story, we learn that Mr. Mallard was a rude and abusive husband. "There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind intention or cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination." (paragraph 14)

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Through indirect characterization from the start of the story, we learn that Mrs. Mallard is an intelligent woman who is suffering by medical conditions and an unhappy marriage. ""Free, free, free!" The vacant stare and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and bright. Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body." (paragraph 11) Reading those lines alone shows that with her husband now gone, she is free and happy again.

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In "The Story of an Hour", the protagonist, Louise Mallard, is sitting at home when told bad news. Her sister, Josephine, had to break the news to her because of her heart conditions. Apparently her husband died in a tragic accident. At first, Louise was weeping and trembling with sadness, but then she realized, she is free. She can finally be joyful once again because her abusive husband is gone. Later, Louise started feeling sick as Josephine got to her house. Shortly after Josephine and Louise's husbands friend, Richards, showed up, Bently, her husband showed up. He walked into the house to see Louise on the floor, dead.

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Main Characters in "The Story of an Hour"

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Main Characters in "The Story of an Hour"

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Louise Mallard - Protagonist
Brently Mallard - Antagonist