The Story of an Hour Analysis by John Doe In 1894, Kate Chopin wrote, ”The Story of an Hour.” In this fictional tale the author describes the experience of Louise Mallard, a woman with heart trouble, immediately after receiving news of her husbands death. Unlike the expected reaction, Louise actually has a moment of relief realizing the freedoms she now has, which were taken from her by an unhappy marriage. All the events of the story …showed first 75 words of 1236 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1236 total…review of the text I am convinced that Louise’s reaction to seeing her husband was still alive, was complete disappointment rather than joy. It was all her newfound hopes and dreams of a future of happiness destroyed due to the fact she would still be a wife. Just as Josephine was wrong about what Louise was going through in the bedroom, the doctors were wrong by saying she died of “a joy that kills.”(315)