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Realist writers were skeptical of science because it reduced the complexities of life to concrete, measurable terms.  How does the last line reflect the realists’ skepticism?

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Realist writers were skeptical of science because it reduced the complexities of life to concrete, measurable terms.  How does the last line reflect the realists’ skepticism?

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Realists would believe that Josephine died of something much more than just heart disease but the doctors represent science because they say she only died of heart disease.

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1. What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

Her husband was just killed in an accident at the train yard, and she died from a heart attack. Richards, who was first at the husband's accident, arrived to see what the second incident was.

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Discuss the ways in which Mrs. Mallard is and is not portrayed stereotypically in these two paragraphs.

To show that she does not have a normal reaction to the news and that she may not have cared enough for her husband to be grieved. Women were expected to be devastated when their husbands passed.

What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

She dies from the stock of seeing her husband when she thought he was dead, and saying that “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease—of joy that kills” meaning that when she saw her husband it stopped her heart.

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What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story? 	The irony in Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story is that Mrs. Mallard believes that her husband died in an accident. After hearing this news, Mrs Mallard finds peace. Shortly after Mr. Mallard walked in the door, not even aware of the accident. Mrs. Mallard then dies after seeing her husband is still alive.

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What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story? 	The irony in Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story is that Mrs. Mallard believes that her husband died in an accident. After hearing this news, Mrs Mallard finds peace. Shortly after Mr. Mallard walked in the door, not even aware of the accident. Mrs. Mallard then dies after seeing her husband is still alive.

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1. Realist writers were skeptical of science because it reduced the complexities of life to concrete, measurable terms.  How does the last line reflect the realists’ skepticism?  (tackle this one…don’t just say you couldn’t answer it!)

“When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease—of joy that kills.”

After the doctors pronounce Mrs. Mallard dead, they believe that she died from being overjoyed when she saw that her husband was still alive. But we know that Mrs. Mallard was relieved after her husband’s death, which suggests that she did not die from heart disease, If anything she died of sadness, or as a way to escape her trapped life.

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     What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.The aspect of realism that the author is portraying is that is is a very dark depressed theme of the story.one example of this is she was she had heart trouble.Another example is when they were reading the newspaper and found out about the death of mr mallard. One other example is not exactly related to the depressed beginning but the use of nature as realism.What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story? The irony about mrs mallard's death is the doctors said she died of heart disease.Also they said that hear disease-of joy that kills What this means is that she spent her last hour joyfulIn Chopin’s day, women were expected to marry and be dependent upon their husbands.  How do Mrs. Mallard’s dreams differ from these expectations? , they were meant to work at home and in the kitchen and it differed because her dreams where outside of these expectations.Read the paragraph that begins “There were patches…”  At this point in the story, why does the narrator stop to point out a change in cloud patterns?at this point in the story the narrator points this out because it is a resemblance to something that happens later on. Also this could be a little bit of foreshadowing Read from “Now her bosom rose and fell” all the way through where it ends “…enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.”  Discuss the ways in which Mrs. Mallard is and is not portrayed stereotypically in these two paragraphs.the ways in which mrs mallard is portrayed stereotypically and non stereotypically is she is talking about being free,also it says she did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her which this means that she was joyful and nothing could stop her “But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely.”  What does this statement suggest about Mrs. Mallard’s family circumstances?What this statement suggests is that the mallard family circumstances is that they see into the future and look brightly upon it.i know this because it says she say beyond the moment a lone procession of years to come which means this is talking about the futureRealist writers were skeptical of science because it reduced the complexities of life to concrete, measurable terms.  How does the last line reflect the realists’ skepticism?  (tackle this one…don’t just say you couldn’t answer it!) the last line reflects on the realists skepticism because it is not everyday that anything related to death or other wise known as in this sentence heart disease ever related to joy 

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     What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.The aspect of realism that the author is portraying is that is is a very dark depressed theme of the story.one example of this is she was she had heart trouble.Another example is when they were reading the newspaper and found out about the death of mr mallard. One other example is not exactly related to the depressed beginning but the use of nature as realism.What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story? The irony about mrs mallard's death is the doctors said she died of heart disease.Also they said that hear disease-of joy that kills What this means is that she spent her last hour joyfulIn Chopin’s day, women were expected to marry and be dependent upon their husbands.  How do Mrs. Mallard’s dreams differ from these expectations? , they were meant to work at home and in the kitchen and it differed because her dreams where outside of these expectations.Read the paragraph that begins “There were patches…”  At this point in the story, why does the narrator stop to point out a change in cloud patterns?at this point in the story the narrator points this out because it is a resemblance to something that happens later on. Also this could be a little bit of foreshadowing Read from “Now her bosom rose and fell” all the way through where it ends “…enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.”  Discuss the ways in which Mrs. Mallard is and is not portrayed stereotypically in these two paragraphs.the ways in which mrs mallard is portrayed stereotypically and non stereotypically is she is talking about being free,also it says she did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her which this means that she was joyful and nothing could stop her “But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely.”  What does this statement suggest about Mrs. Mallard’s family circumstances?What this statement suggests is that the mallard family circumstances is that they see into the future and look brightly upon it.i know this because it says she say beyond the moment a lone procession of years to come which means this is talking about the futureRealist writers were skeptical of science because it reduced the complexities of life to concrete, measurable terms.  How does the last line reflect the realists’ skepticism?  (tackle this one…don’t just say you couldn’t answer it!) the last line reflects on the realists skepticism because it is not everyday that anything related to death or other wise known as in this sentence heart disease ever related to joy 

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What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.

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What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.

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The aspect of realism in this is the hardship and survival in life. In the story the woman’s husband died and she was left to take care of the kids on her own. Also she did not grieve for her husband because back then women were treated as property. So she wasn't sad her husband died. She also probably felt happy she no longer was kind of owned.

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In Chopin’s day, women were expected to marry and be dependent upon their husbands.  How do Mrs. Mallard’s dreams differ from these expectations?

Mrs. Mallard’s dreams differ from her society's expectations because she saw him as a burden. Society would expect her to feel upset and distressed, yet she is unexpectedly the opposite. I am able to make this inference based on the dialogue in the story. When she finds her husband dead, she repeats the word “free” This states that the weight of her husbands oppression has now possibly been eliminated.

1. What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

The irony of Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story is that she died from a heart disease after receiving news of her husband's death. This is ironic because when a loved one dies, they often refer to themselves with having a “broken heart” Therefore it is ironically possible she may have died from a broken heart.

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1. What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

She was talking about living a long life, but then ends up dying right after. Also she talks about how the following years will be great because she’ll be “free” but then her husband ends up being alive and Mrs. Mallard dies.

1. Read from “Now her bosom rose and fell” all the way through where it ends “…enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.”  Discuss the ways in which Mrs. Mallard is and is not portrayed stereotypically in these two paragraphs.

At first Mrs. Mallard seems like this white house wife that will be lost without her husband being alive, but then realizes that her husband won’t be there to be a burden. She goes on to think how she will finally be “free”.

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“But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely.”  What does this statement suggest about Mrs. Mallard’s family circumstances?

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“But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely.”  What does this statement suggest about Mrs. Mallard’s family circumstances?

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She isn’t thinking about the terrible things that will happen to her in the future (poor and unhappiness), but instead of it she is looking over that is thinking of the happiness and the hope that she had for a brighter future.

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What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

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What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

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You’d expect Mrs. Mallard to be happy of her husband's return, but she wasn’t. She died because of his return.

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1. What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?  Her death is ironic because right after finding out her husband was alive she died of a heart attack. The irony was that her husband was still alive. This is Situational irony.

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1. In Chopin’s day, women were expected to marry and be dependent upon their husbands.  How do Mrs. Mallard’s dreams differ from these expectations?

Mr. Mallard was not around to take care and provide for Mrs. Mallard’s as expected to. She had to be independent since her husband was not there.

1. What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

Mrs. Mallard’s expected to enjoy her life, but when her husband showed up everything changed. She thought that he was dead, but really was not. When he returned back to her she was shocked and died from an heart attack.

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     What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.

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     What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.

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the realist writing here is despite, ms Mallard experiencing a great joy in life. she eventually dies from a heart disease/attack. from the joy that was to much for her.

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Read the paragraph that begins “There were patches…”  At this point in the story, why does the narrator stop to point out a change in cloud patterns?

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Read the paragraph that begins “There were patches…”  At this point in the story, why does the narrator stop to point out a change in cloud patterns?

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Chopin wrote about the clouds to symbolize the years she had with her husband or her life and that she is missing things in her life.

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What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

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What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

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What is ironic about her death at the end of the story was their reactions. At the very end, it said “of joy that kills” which means they were happy with her passing but upset at the same time. I am guessing this because usually when someone is in a lot of pain, we do not want them to suffer from it so it would be okay at the same time if they let go.

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What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

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What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

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her death was ironic because it had said she had died of joy. This is ironic because you did not expect someone to die of joy.

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What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.

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What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.

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3 examples of realism from this story is the view of life, imagery made and emotions. Life and imagery were one because life is fragile and the imagery put pictures into the readers head that has happened to people before and can create a real picture. Emotion was another one because it most likely affected the reader reading about death

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1.      What aspect of realist writing are apparent in this story?  Remember that realism often focuses on social issues and the accurate portrayal of human behavior.  Aim for three examples.

An aspect of realism in this story is the marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Mallard because she was more connected with her husband than the stereotypical wife during the early 1900s.

1. What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death is that the doctor says “she had died of heart disease--of joy that kills.” And when you think of death or heart disease you never associate joy with those two words.

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1. What is ironic about Mrs. Mallard’s death at the end of the story?

It is dramatic irony because when her husband came back she died because she was unhappy but they think she died of happiness.

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1. Read from “Now her bosom rose and fell” all the way through where it ends “…enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.”  Discuss the ways in which Mrs. Mallard is and is not portrayed stereotypically in these two paragraphs.

2. In these two paragraphs she is portrayed stereotypically because she is trying to escape the pain which any person grieving would want to do. She is not portrayed stereotypically when it describes the joy and feeling of being relaxed comes over her body. I don't think that any women who finds out her husband died will feel joy or feel relaxed

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1. She has a good heart, and her husband passed away.
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would want to do. She is not portrayed stereotypically

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