There is no masculine power anymore trying to control the wife Mrs. ... Both The Awakening and "The Story of an Hour- are considered to be examples of feminist theory because of the "ideology that privileges masculine ways of thinking and marginalizes women politically, economically, and psychologically- (Ady). ... The wife knows that she is now free and has found her identity and does not like to look out the window because there are so many other women who do not have freedom from there husband. ...

• Word Count: 1250
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• Grade Level: High School