Analysis of "The Story of an Hour"

An Analysis of "The Story of an Hour" <Tab/>In the short story, "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, a woman wants desperately to escape a repressive marriage in which she is trapped. Due to an unfortunate accident she is given that chance of freedom, and Chopin's story tells of that hour. This is a very short story, so it is fascinating to see the surprise ending that offers an …

…Tab/>Chopin doesn't take up much time or space to tell this story. The story is simply about the last hour of Louise Mallard's life. Yet, in the few lines she tells us about that last hour, the reader is given a complete image of what the woman's life was like up until that hour. Although a great deal has to be assumed, it is all there in the words of Kate Chopin.