Women’s liberation and “The Story of An Hour”

“Women’s liberation and “The Story of An Hour”

“The Story of An Hour” written by writer Kate Chopin deals with many different themes that were not themes explored by many writers at that time period, one major theme in the story is the theme of women’s liberation. The theme of women’s liberation is explored through the main character. Mrs. Mallard the main character finds her own liberation once her husband passes in the train accident which leaves her free to live in her own will. At first Mrs. Mallard is off course sadden by her husbands passing in a train accident however she comes to understand that his passing means she will not have to deal with him or him telling her what she must do.
Disappointment is another theme explored in the story, as the character finds herself disappointed when her husband comes walking through the door and her realization that her liberation walked out the door once her husband walked through it. The story deals with the frustrations many middle class White Woman had to deal with at the time and Chopin deals with those frustrations very well by giving us the readers a understanding of the mindset many wives had when it came to their understanding of their place in the world. . One question to ask yourselves is why was this kind of story so important to today’s world and today’s understanding of modern literature?