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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Like I mentioned in my review for A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf I just wanted some quick and easy classics to read because 1) I have no attention span and 2) I'm so brand new to them I don't want to scare myself by starting with something too full on.
Unlike A Haunted House, The Story of an Hour really impacted me. I love the message that Kate was portraying. I can also imagine it would have been a tad controversial for it's time considering how valued and respected marriage was and I appreciate any female authors who break the boundaries and tell a different side of the story. Even today, society deems marriage as a way for our lives to be "complete" and it was nice seeing something breaking that mold since I have no desire to get married any time soon or at all.
It was a really refreshing change having a woman - instead of a man - admit that she felt trapped by her marriage. A man wanting to be free is such a normal thing, no one even questions it. It's okay for men to make jokes about how "their freedom is over" but it's not nearly as acceptable for women to speak out about the same things.
Louise's condition being a heart ailment was some incredible symbolism. The ending confused me at first because it felt kind of like it was going against everything else in the text, which was really empowering and uplifting, but then I realised it was a really hard-hitting way of showing how oppressed women are.
I'm definitely going to be reading more of Kate's works!
Unlike A Haunted House, The Story of an Hour really impacted me. I love the message that Kate was portraying. I can also imagine it would have been a tad controversial for it's time considering how valued and respected marriage was and I appreciate any female authors who break the boundaries and tell a different side of the story. Even today, society deems marriage as a way for our lives to be "complete" and it was nice seeing something breaking that mold since I have no desire to get married any time soon or at all.
It was a really refreshing change having a woman - instead of a man - admit that she felt trapped by her marriage. A man wanting to be free is such a normal thing, no one even questions it. It's okay for men to make jokes about how "their freedom is over" but it's not nearly as acceptable for women to speak out about the same things.
Louise's condition being a heart ailment was some incredible symbolism. The ending confused me at first because it felt kind of like it was going against everything else in the text, which was really empowering and uplifting, but then I realised it was a really hard-hitting way of showing how oppressed women are.
I'm definitely going to be reading more of Kate's works!
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is the perfect example of a story you will find on your shelf that makes you go: "What was this story about again?"
It's fine but all together unmemorable. It has an interesting thing to say about the state of women's rights at the time but it is nothing that you haven't already heard if you have read any feminist literature from the time.
It's fine but all together unmemorable. It has an interesting thing to say about the state of women's rights at the time but it is nothing that you haven't already heard if you have read any feminist literature from the time.
dark
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
So short to review honestly but I can see the protofeminism and the amazing writing.
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
"What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in the face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!"
A stunning piece of feminism literature by Kate Chopin! The work is quite short yet also bold and a groundbreaking stance on feminism in the late 1800s. This work seems to perfectly encapsulate this whole woman's life and her feelings, with just enough information to be intrigued, yet withholds just enough, making you crave more. The prose is beautifully written and Chopin's use of imagery and symbolism are completely breathtaking. Truly one of the finest pieces of feminist literature I have encountered thus far!
A stunning piece of feminism literature by Kate Chopin! The work is quite short yet also bold and a groundbreaking stance on feminism in the late 1800s. This work seems to perfectly encapsulate this whole woman's life and her feelings, with just enough information to be intrigued, yet withholds just enough, making you crave more. The prose is beautifully written and Chopin's use of imagery and symbolism are completely breathtaking. Truly one of the finest pieces of feminist literature I have encountered thus far!
Only read ‘The Story of an Hour’ out of these works. It was… alright. I love a proto-feminist icon, but there wasn’t much else going on.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes