Story Of An Hour Rhetorical Analysis Essay

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In the passage, "The Story of an Hour", by Kate Chopin, Mrs. Mallard expresses many different emotions; she mourns at first, and then feels free, and she also feels independent. This passage comes to a halt in the end because it is not her husband that dies, but Mrs. Mallard herself. Even after the news of her husband's death, she only mourns for a split second, but she shows more excitement. She feels free and expresses feelings unordinary to a woman who has lost her husband, which explains a lot about her character. The first example of her character is she mourns at first after the news of her husband's death. In the passage it states, "She was young, with a fair, calm face...But now there was a dull stare in her eyes..." After the news …show more content…
Mallard felt independent. Kate Chopin says, "There would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself." In all of the years to come whatever Mrs. Mallard chooses to do is up to her. She was also looking forward to Spring and Summer days and all of the days in the future that were now hers. She realized and felt an overwhelming joy now that all of the choices made in her life now would be her own. Mrs. Mallard experienced feelings that she had never been through before. With her experience those feelings were indescribable. Her feeling of independence had her extremely excited for the days to come. Explaining her character through independence describes her personality and ways of thinking well. Mrs. Mallard experienced many different feelings of emotion. In the passage, "The Story of an Hour." For a woman going through the death of her husband it seemed she shows much more joy than being upset. Throughout the passage, I questioned Mrs. Mallard's character because of her actions, but in the end it all made sense and came together in the conclusion. Although in the end of this passage, it turns out that it is not her husband that dies, but Mrs. Mallard herself. In the passage, "The Story of an Hour", by Kate Chopin, Mrs. Mallard's character expresses many different emotions, she mourns at first, and then feels free, and is also