THE STORY OF AN HOUR
BY
KATE CHOPIN
OUTLINE:
ELEMNTS OF SHORT STORY
1-A brief synopsis about Kate Chopin
2-The significance of the title
3-Characters
4-Setting
5-Style
6-Structure
A brief synopsis about Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin is an American author of Short stories
& novels (awaking).
She born (Feb, 8 1851-Aug 22, 1904). Chopin wrote
short Stories for both children & adults .she was
not famous in her lifetime, her books were not
published. 50years after her death, people started
published her works. She was called the ancestor
of feminism author of 20th century.
What is the significance of the title …..
why did the writer choose this title??
• It’s a turning point in Louise life .She
dreams of anew happy life but suddenly
all her dreams go away .
• To attract the attention of the readers .
CHARACTERISATION
The characters in the story are faced with a tragic
situation ,we see they all react .
Her is a brief overview of characters.
1. Mrs. .Louis Mallard :
She is the heroin of the story .
she is imprison after her marriage and feces a difficult
life with her husband. Mrs. Mallard waits any chance
to be free .
Brently Mallard:
Married to Louise .He is believed to be
involved in a train accident.
Josephine
:
Mrs. Mallard's sister. She takes the responsibility
to take care of her sister because of her fatal
disease
Richard :
Brently Mallard's friend. He was in the
newspaper office when the news of the
accident arrived. After confirming the
news,he went to Louise home to pass on the
news.
STTING
1-Time
• Time of events
From the morning until afternoon
• Time of writing
On April 19th ,1894 ..and published
on Dec 6th 1894
• Time of reading
21th century
2- Place
• Place of events
Mallard's house(bedroom-stairs-living room)
• Place of writing
America
• Place of reading
Palestine "Islamic University"
3-social environment
• Relationship between couples
• Feminism
• Women issues
STYLE
_The story made up of series of short
paragraphes.
_The story covers an hour in Louise Mallard’s
life
_The story can be read quickly but the impact it
makes is powerful.
_Chopin surprised us with Louise's elated
reaction when she first said ''free'' to
herself. She shocks again at the conclusion
when she died upon Brently's return .
STRCTURE...''PLOT LINE''
The writer followed Aristotle plot-line.
>Introduction :Mrs. Mallard situation
>Rising action :Mr. Mallard's friend has to break the news to
Louise gently.
>Climax: Mrs. Mallard declares that she is free.
>Falling action: Mrs. Mallard goes down the stairs as a goddess
of victory.
>conclusion :Doctors say Mrs. Mallard died of
joy.
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