Submitted by yusrah on October 24, 2007

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Freedom

“The Realization of a Newfound Freedom”

In the short story, “The Story of An Hour,” Kate Chopin describes the character Louise Mallard’s new found state of freedom after her husband’s death. Chopin demonstrates Mrs. Mallard’s awakening through the usage of diction. Literary devices such as irony, symbolism, personification, oxymoron, and simile to describe Mrs. Mallard’s newly acquired freedom. Chopin wrote the story in the third person to explain the theme of freedom.
Colorful diction is used to describe Mrs. Mallard after hearing her husband’s death. Mrs. Mallard is described as a “young” woman, “with a fair, calm face.” This shows that Mrs. Mallard was...

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