438 reviews for:

The Story Of An Hour

Kate Chopin

3.98 AVERAGE

kenzie_may's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

a___sey's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nadiasprologue's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

sel_ma's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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"There would be on one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a will upon a fellow creature.”

Wow! What a story! I knew nothing before going into this and was blown away. This is such a short story but it really packs in so much description, character development and imagery.

ju_books's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

areykaminsk's review against another edition

3.5

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

avue's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

leoroses's review against another edition

4.5

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A very short story that was ultimately very intriguing and thoughtful.

notshamlee's review against another edition

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english professors loooove to assign this to their classes… this is the fifth time i’ve read this

sharonsm_28's review against another edition

5.0

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This was an amazingly interesting short story. I had to read this story for my English Lit class last week, and I was thoroughly enjoying the writing style. The story is about a woman named Louise Mallard, who is informed that her husband, Brentley Mallard was "killed" in a railroad accident. However, at the end of the story, she finds out he did not die, and she dies herself.

In the story, I saw Louise feel several different emotions. First, she was grieving for the loss of her husband. She is seen as any other grieving wife, weeping a lot and hysterical. However, when she went to her room, those emotions were clearly changing. As she finally realized that she was free. Free to be who she is and the possibilities of what she can do in her future. She began to hope and see the beauty that her life has been given.

This story was written really well. Although, there is not that much dialogue. The emotions conveyed through this story were really powerful. I think the theme of this story is freedom. Freedom is the key to a person's well-being and care. The beauty of freedom is to see the possibilities of the future. The ending of the story is the only ironic thing. She died apparently because she had a heart attack from seeing her husband alive. I guess that's why the last sentence says "The joy that Kills." Overall, a fantastic read.