1) For Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”: Chopin was an early feminist.She chose to write about how many women of her time were psychologically repressed and under the control of the men in their lives – first their fathers then their husbands, and in many cases, later in life, their sons.In “The Story of an Hour,” Chopin writes about a wife and her relationship with her husband.Consider the following:is it true 2 people may love each other, but not respect each other?Is this the case with Louise Mallard and her husband, Brently?You may choose to agree or disagree.You may not choose both!
- Please use 3rd person voice, and do not retell the story or include any biographical information about the author.Do not summarize the story at all.
- Use 3 or more supporting reasons for the thesis.Explain or discuss each reason in as much detail as possible.Use quotations from the story to add to your discussion of each reason.Research information from secondary sources is required.Be sure to use at least 3 outside secondary sources.These sources should also add to your discussion of each reason.
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taking care of their wife and wife taking care of the homes. However, Chopin shows that Louise loved her husband, although she was uncertain of such feelings. Josephine Louise’s sister perceived that the news of Brently death would hurt her sister, who had heart trouble. ”It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing” (Chopin, para 2). With Josephine been a close family member to Louisiana, it is arguable that she knew her sister loved her husband. On the other hand, Louisiana felt that she was denied the freedom to live her life as she would please. If they respected each other, they would allow each other to experience the joy of freedom to do things they considered most pleasing. ”And yet she had loved him-sometimes. Often she had not” (Chopin, 13). Although Chopin includes sometimes indicating the uncertainty in her feeling toward him, she loved him, but his control over life was undesirable.
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