My Response to the “Story of an Hour”
The story of an Hour is a story written by a female writer, Kate Chopin. It describes the emotion changes of a woman Mrs. Mallard, who was afflicted with a heart trouble. The clue that “Mr. Mallard was dead” driving the development of the plot. The story begins with the bad news of Mr. Mallard’s death. People around Mrs. Mallard told her the news in great gingerliness in order not to deepen her heart trouble. After hearing that, Mrs. Mallard had an internal struggles for quite a while and finally accepted the fact that her husband was dead. However, when she saw her husband back, her heart disease relapsed because of joy.
After reading the story, I found Mrs. Mallard a contemporary woman. The reason why I said this is through the way she react towards the bad news of her husband’s death. As a woman, she is sorrow when she heard about the bad news. She recalled the happy times with her husband and wept. However, she did not plunge herself into sadness for a long period like many women in the past. Instead, she start to plan the life without her husband. That’s why I regarded Mrs. Mallard a contemporary woman. As a heroine and the leading actor of the story, Mrs. Mallard, or Louise, show readers an image of woman who dare to pursue a new life.
Literature written by female writers can always arise my sympathy. Woman becomes the leading actor of the story and the plot is centered on the daily life of general woman. No political events, no academic discussion, but only emotional communication through daily life. Once I start reading a story from female writer, I can never stop reading. As I read stories, I would image myself as the heroine unconsciously. The happiness, sorrow, and anxiety of the heroine seems real on myself. Reading a story just like experiencing the same thing on myself. I enjoy such an adventure.