"Story Of An Hour" by Kate Chopin

A Big Story in a Small Space Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour", tells the story of a woman trapped in a repressive marriage, who wants desperately to escape. She is given that chance, quite by accident, and the story tells of the hour in which this freedom is given her. The story is very short (only two pages), so is interesting to look at as a minimalist piece of literature, and the surprise ending …

…Kate Chopin doesn't take up much space or too much of our time to tell this story. It is simply the story of the last hour of Louise Mallard's life. However, in the few lines she gives us about that hour, we are given a full picture of the woman's life up until that point. Though much has to be inferred, it is all there in the few words Chopin chooses to share with us.