Two Works, One Author
Each piece of literature combines complex aspects to make it a complete work. It is these aspects that make a story great. Author Kate Chopin had a troubled life full of tragedy. Her feelings, ideas, and views are translated through her work in many ways. Her personal experiences translate onto the paper and into her characters. Two of her pieces that reflect strong ideas are “The Storm” and “The Story of an Hour.” While each of these stories are vastly different, they share an unmistakeable common ground that many authors struggle to display.
“The Storm” is a story of affair. The main character of this piece, Celixta, is of great concern to her husband. While he is away, a fast approaching storm forces him to place his worry on her. However, Celixta has different ideas. While her family is away, a man in which she had past relations blurs her vision. Celixta has an affair. However, instead of feeling guilty, she seems happier.
“The Story of an Hour” displays the death of a loved one. Main character Louise is given the news regarding the death of her husband. While at first depression sets in, joy soon takes its place. With the surprise of this new feeling, Louise feels as if she is finally freed.
Point of view is a common ground shared by these two short stories. Each of these stories are written in third person. This gives the reader access to appropriate character emotions. These stories also use a limited omniscient narrator. This allows the reader access to the thoughts and feeling of appropriate characters while hiding unnecessary feelings and thoughts coming from each of the other characters.
These stories also share a common theme. The main characters in both stories are empowered by the lo...
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...s in the final paragraph, and the resolution in the last sentence. It seemed as if the first piece tied the story up nicely for the reader, while the second left the reader to wonder.
Overall, Chopin’s works are all easily compared and contrasted. Her views as an author impacted her writer, and this is visible in each of her characters. “The Storm” and “The Story of an Hour” are each works in which the theme is the same, but the plots are different. Chopin displays a unique writing style that allows her to write many pieces with similar themes in different ways.
Works Cited
Chopin, Kate. “The Storm.” Literature for Life. 1 ed. Eds. Kennedy, X.J., Dana Gioia, Nina Revoyr. Boston; Pearson. 2013. 500-503. Print.
Chopin, Kate. “The Story of an Hour.” Literature for Life. 1 ed. Eds. Kennedy, X.J., Dana Gioia, Nina Revoyr. Boston; Pearson. 2013. 498-499. Print.
end. This essay will further show how both stories shared similar endings, while at the same time
The “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and ‘”The Hand” by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette are similar in theme and setting. Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and Kate Chopin create the theme of obligatory love and the unhappiness it entails. Both stories illustrate the concealed emotions many women feel in their marriage yet fail to express them. The two stories take place in a sacred room of the house and both transpire in a brief amount of time. The differences between the two stories are seen through the author’s choice of characters in each story. In “The story of an Hour” Kate Chopin involves other characters in Mrs. Mallard’s life, whereas, “The Hand” deals with marriage and togetherness and only involves the husband and wife. Symbolism is seen all throughout “The Hand” not so in ‘The Story of an Hour.” The similarities in “The Story of an Hour” and “The Hand” is portrayed in theme and setting. The differences are illustrated in the choice of characters involved in each story and the amount of symbolism depicted in the different stories.
Chopin, Kate. "The Story of an Hour." Heritage of American Literature. Ed. James E. Miller. Vol. 2. Austin: Harcourt Brace Jovanich, 1991. 487. Print.
Throughout history writers have offered readers lessons through themes and often symbolized. In the story, “The Storm” by Kate Chopin is quite different from “The Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid; both have a different theme, symbol, throughout the stories. “The Storm” in Kate Chopin 's story can symbolize a number of different things: temporary, fleeting and quick action, and without consequences.
Chopin, Kate. "The Story of an Hour." Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Boston:
Storytelling has been a common pastime for centuries. Over the years it has evolved into different styles containing different themes. Kate Chopin, a well-known author of the 20th century, wrote stories about the secrets in women’s lives that no one dared to speak of. Her work was not always appreciated and even considered scandalous, but it opened up a world that others were too afraid to touch. In Chopin’s story “The Storm,” a woman has an affair that causes an unlikely effect. The story’s two themes are portrayed greatly through an abundance of imagery and symbolism, along with the two main characters themselves.
Chopin, Kate. "The Story of an Hour." Introduction to Literature: Reading, Analyzing, and Writing.2nd ed.
Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour. Kate Chopin was a Victorian writer whose writing manifests her life experiences. She was not happy with the principles of the time, because women had fewer rights, and they were not considered equal to men. Afraid of segregation from society, people lived in a hypocritical world full of lies; moreover, Kate Chopin was not afraid of segregation, and used her writing as a weapon against oppression of the soul.
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Chopin, Kate. The Story of an Hour. 11th . New York, London: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2013. 476-477. Print.
Chopin, Kate. "The Story of an Hour." Perrine's Literature: Structure Sound & Sense. 11th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth, 2010. 541. Print.
The struggles both characters face demonstrate character development and contribute to the themes of the stories. Both short stories prove to be literally effective in that they disclose the main themes at the outset of each story. Although the themes may alter over the course of the stories, they are clearly defined in their respective introductions.
Chopin, Kate. "The Story of an Hour." The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature. 4th ed. Ed. Michael Meyer. Boston: St. Martins, 1997. 12-15.
Kate Chopin is able to illuminate her stories with clever language and meaning. As well as an immense criticism as to how society oppresses the individual in the glorified institution of marriage. Through language, she is able to introduce the thought of deeper meanings. “The Story of an Hour” being a prime example of the individual that has a need for freedom for herself. Through symbolism and straightforward comments, the freedom that Mrs. Louisa Mallard is notable just as her marriage is oppressive.
Chopin, Kate. “The Story of an Hour.” Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Eds. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 3rd ed. New York: Pearson, 2010. 261-263. Print.