The Story of an Hour, By Kate Chopin “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, is about a woman ironically feeling joy rather than sorrow after hearing the news of her husband’s death. The main character, Louise Mallard, retreats to her bedroom after hearing the news, and this is where the ma...

The Story of an Hour: A Brief Analysis What may come to someone’s mind when it comes talking about of women? What they may think is that they are someone who takes care of the children, cleans the house, cooks good food, or simply saying that she is someone who has a full time job to look after ...

"When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills." Louise Mallard dies at the end of Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour" precisely for the reasons the doctors suggest. Heart disease serves as a metaphor for an affliction of the soul. Their diagnosis is most likely n...