He might be old and big enough to be a size 46, but the heart beating inside his chest is the heart of a shattered child… A heart torn by a childhood that is sad …miserable…devoid of any kind touches…and lacking whispers…whispers of love: “I love you…Yes, I love you the way you are… and for no particular reason… But having you in my life makes me happy.” As he grew; the size of his trousers grew larger…so did his shirt….his shoes…his height as well as his weight… Yet, that heart of the innocent child desperate for love… and awaiting acceptance…remained young…It was still there… waiting. He could not figure out why he was slapped on the face!! He could not explain to himself why they called him those names!! He could not understand why he was subject to such indifference!! He grew older and older but he never understood or knew why!! He however, was positive Or is it coming from the inner child in pain? I wonder what he needs. How can I comfort him??” When you notice that you are about to reach out to hit your child, withdraw your hand behind your back and ask yourself “What is going on exactly? Who is hitting me or the inner child???”... ” Am I hitting my child because he has a life and some freedom that I did not enjoy??”… “Am I provoked because he has toys… a loving father and opportunities better than what I have dreamed of??” Remember… it is not you who is jealous... It is not you who is discontent...angry...or provoked…But it is your inner child…He lacks kindness… He lacks affection...He lacks
Audience Analysis The target audience for my summary and response to Kate Chopin’s, “The Story of the Hour,” would be primarily college students, my professor, and any individual both male and female interested in the works of Chopin and/or the interpretation there of. I hope my summary and response reaches an audience with an appreciation or longing for a better understanding of the pre feminist movement struggle: the inner clash of a woman, torn between being an independent woman with hopes…
Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a short story that brings self-assertion, love, guilt, and death all during the span of a life-altering ironic hour. Although happily married to Mr. Brently Mallard, Mrs. Louise Mallard was living in the patriarchal struggles of the nineteenth century. For an independent woman, this may bring slight unhappiness. Throughout this symbolic story, Mrs. Mallard feels a range of emotions firstly grief and ending in joy. In the beginning of this story, Mrs. Mallard is…
creative styles of writing that can be packed into one simple poem. Many poets are able to portray their life experiences in a very subtle way using the imagery, tone, or even the narrator. There is one poet in particular that is able to create a very dark and eerie tone his poems and short stories by letting the reader inside his own dark, dark mind. This poet happens to be Edgar Allan Poe. Over and over again Poe is able to guide the reader into thinking that he isn’t mentally ill in some way, but, lets us know that in his mind, everything was dark…
and were ultimately manifested in his writing. Behind his short stories lies a tormented author who, through a variety of writing techniques, lends some insight into his own personal struggles as a human being. Some notable examples of such techniques include his use of arrogance, paranoia, ambivalence, contempt, as well as the use of color imagery. Steigerwald 2 Poe speaks to his apparent arrogance in at least two of his short stories. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, the narrator immediately establishes…
Edgar Allan Poe isn't even just a phenomenal poet, he's fantastic with his short stories and his wordings. His best known fiction works are Gothic and most recurring themes deal with the questions of death and lost love. He was considered part of the dark romanticism genre. My favorite of his many literary abilities his how well he describes things. He always has the best, creepiest, crawliest descriptions out of anything from anyone. Because of his multi-faceted and complicated personality, his…
English 102 February 11, 2015 Literary Analysis “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin vs. “The Yellow Wallpaper” Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” and Charlotte Perkins Stetsons’ “The Yellow Wallpaper” are two short stories of women who are facing an emotional unstableness, both due to their husbands. “The Story of an Hour” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” run side by side because they have the same point of view. Both main characters in these stories are searching for freedom and resentment from their…
English 68 Jefferson Exemplification Essay Irony that Kills “The Story of an Hour” tells the story of an unhappy woman named Louise Mallard’s ironic marriage. The author takes us back to what seems to be a typical marriage in the nineteenth century. The twists and turns in this short story lead up to an expecting outcome. Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a short story that contains various ironies that connect the reader to the story and give the reader insights and knowledge that even the characters…
character: Mrs. Mallard Mrs. Mallard, the main character in the short story, The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, is a very interesting character. Mrs. Louise Mallard is the center of everything in this short story. At the beginning of the story we find out that Mrs. Mallard is struggling with a heart condition. She is very ill and sick from the struggles she is having with her heart. We also know that she is a true woman because in the story it describes her as not working or doing any manual labor.…
Comparing and Contrasting “The Story of an Hour” and “How I Met My Husband”. Lora Cruse Ashford University ENG125 11/20/2014 In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting two great short stories. One being “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin in 1854 and the other being “How I Met my Husband” written by Alice Munro in 1974. The two short stories share the theme of gender roles/marriage. That being said,, I will be going over plot, point…
1. Write a short paragraph in response to the following questions: Is there only one-way to interpret art? What do artists Michael Porter and Hock-Aun Teh say about the interpretation of art in segment 12 of the film? There is no right or wrong way to interpret art. People view and think things differently. Interpreting art will also varies from one person to another. Discovering the meaning of a piece of art depends on our personal connection we make with it. Therefore, it is necessary to be…
