Story Of An Hour
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The Story of an Hour
Summary of the story
Mrs. Mallard receives notice from her sister Josephine and family friend Richards that her husband had died in an accident. She cries in her room, but realizes that she is happier without her husband. When she gets out of the room, her husband opens the front door and she dies the moment she sees him.
Characters
Character
External
Internal
Mrs. Louise Mallard
Light skin, long dark hair, big brown eyes, young, fair calm face, heart trouble.
Submitted to her husband, unhappy, dreamer.
Brently Mallard
Light skin, lots of facial hair, tall, middle aged.
Dominant, arrogant.
Josephine
Light skin, long blonde hair, young, Mrs. Mallards sister.
Nervous under the circumstances
Richards
Family Friend, tall, light skin, dark eyes, middle aged man.
Quiet, observer.
My likes/ dislikes
I like the way the story evolves, first it has a sad mood when she was told about her husbands death. The next mood I was taken to was hope, she had hope, dreams, and visions of a better life by herself. When Mr. Mallard appears I was surprised and at the same time sadness came back because Mrs. Mallards hopes died when she saw him. Ironically, at the end, which I think was a great one, she dies, I guess at that point, after being able to think on herself, she couldnt handle going back to her old life. I liked the story, but didnt like the film as much.
Relation of title to the story
The title has a symbolic relation to the story. The whole story takes place in a short period