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The document analyzes the short story 'The Story of an Hour' through a feminist lens. It discusses how the story portrays the main character finding brief freedom and independence from her oppressive marriage through her husband's reported death, before she ultimately dies of shock upon learning of his survival. Key symbols of imprisonment, freedom, and emotions are analyzed in relation to the themes of women's roles and autonomy in marriage during the time period.

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The document analyzes the short story 'The Story of an Hour' through a feminist lens. It discusses how the story portrays the main character finding brief freedom and independence from her oppressive marriage through her husband's reported death, before she ultimately dies of shock upon learning of his survival. Key symbols of imprisonment, freedom, and emotions are analyzed in relation to the themes of women's roles and autonomy in marriage during the time period.

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Systemic abuse

Individual narrative—>representatives

She isnt doing it with the conscience of a grown woman —> similar comparative with child
in its dreams/ infantilisation of women
Epiphany—> notices life that surrounds her

Story of an hour

-reference to heart trouble foreshadowing (cyclical)- heart trouble is a metaphor for


expositions/pain-inability to reconcile romantic relationships with her cynicism/ views about
marriage as oppressive

-‘yelled’ suggests naivety of women, specifically bride


-men first to know -woman’s knowledge is second hand

L8) empathise the delicacy of women and the need to protect expectation of grief- subvert
was is ‘socially appropriate’

9) sets her up as unconventional


‘paralysed’ metaphor suggests entrapment. Lack of motion forward
‘significance’ -highlights codependency of a woman !! involuntary

10) alliteration of ‘w’ sound —crying


-abandonment connotes loneliness/loss = reckless lack of composure and propriety (wild
abandon!!). Multi-causal sentence— overwhelming
-breaks in sentence suggest difficulty to compose herself

11) juxtaposed with next sentence which illustrates clan through lack of punctuation —storm
is metaphor for intensity and temporary nature (STORMS PASS) (volatile)(woman!)
12) Short sentence. Simple command, gaining authority coz emancipated by MALE DEATH!
13) armchairs are singular- m=rooomy conveys space freedom. Open window symbolises
freedom and clear vision of the outside (shes free to find out now) sank seemingly without
thought/effort

14) personification of exhaustion conchs weight of oppression. Semantic field of mortality


could foreshaodw ending or her process of grief (there away herself now shes abandoning
that pretence or soemthing like that! Link 2 oppression —> suff24ing
17) oppression relieved by rain (oppressive heat) HYPERBOLIC (love this shit LINKKK)
Epiphany of all senses christinan rebirth maybe
25) reception= marriage =resilience. Physical appearance/ perception is mportant and that’s
valued in a woman. Tense shift. ‘fixed’ connotes focus on possibilities. Suspension connotes
anticipation
29) fearfully coz shes not used to this feeling £jUSTBEENEMANICPATEDDD. Rh question
and hyoiohgira bc she doesn’t need validation she is independent and reader understands ofc .
New woman of autonomy.

30) complexities

35) further personification. Begins to accept what’s coming. Passivity ‘wihsipered” happens
without her control coz she susceptible to temptation or soemthing £MENARAFRIAD
37) becoming jixta[ostion. Between wats happening

39) OXYMORON monstrous bjooyy


41) AND HE WASN’T EVEN THAT BAD LOL! (its th esystem not the man)(‘not all men)
42) juxtaposition -imagery his life ENDS AND HERS BEGIN]
43) metaphor procession celebratory and suggests longevity. (ironic because she dies like in
6 niue’s and also it’s kinda sad how she was so hopeful for soemthing to belong to her. Then
she dies. Monumental change
44) netaohircally wears to embrace her future (she got none ) tension released. Acceptance.

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