espressoreader 's review for:

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

4.0

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I loved how this woman, Mrs. Mallard showed such enthusiasm about beginning her new life as a widow. It is sad that her married life, though tender and loving still caused her to feel repressed and only through her husband's supposed death to begin to realize herself. It imagery was striking in that the only allusion to the end of life during her private contemplation, is that her "open window" faces west. All other imagery related are symbolistic of a new beginning.