In this essay I will discuss the short story "The Sentimentality of William Tavener" by Willa Cather, by defining the elements of a short story. The elements of a short story include; character, setting, plot, tone, and theme. ... In conclusion the short story "The Sentimentality of William Tavener" by Willa Cather is about a fading relationship between a husband and wife. The story takes place in the old west on a prairie. ... The story includes plot, setting, characters, theme, and tone. ...

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The short happy life of Francis Macomber The main characters of this short story are Robert Wilson a hunter from England and the wealthy married couple from America, Francis and Margot Macomber. ... About Francis and Margot Macomber it is told very directly from the beginning of the story, that their marriage is based on nothing but materialism and that they are both aware of this, I would call it tragic, fact. ... But unfortunately he dies after this little bite of happiness he achieved in his life, that is why the short story is called "The ...

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The protagonist character Louise Mallard in Kate Chopin's "The Story of An Hour" portrays a wife's unexpected response to her husband's death. ... This newly discovered freedom would be short lived for Mrs. ... The depth of Louise's bondage known as marriage was more than she could stand and she was wishing for a short-lived life just the day before the accident. ... The imagery in the story helps set her characters new found freedom from the trees "aquiver" with new life denoting her new found life to the cloud's shadow representing her married life casting shadows on...

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"The Story Of An Hour" Kate Choplin Theme In "The Story Of An Hour," Kate Choplin suggests that in certain situations, the death of a loved one may be a blessing or the marriage may be a prison sentence to some. ... Setting This story takes place in the 1890's around springtime inside the home of Mr. ... The short story revolves around what goes through a person's head when informed that a close family member has perished. ... Since Louise spends the majority of the short story in her room, this the main setting of the story. ... Tone The tone of this story is serious, suspen...

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We have examples of the above situations in the stories of "Shiloh" by Bobbie Ann Mason and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway. ... In the short story "Shiloh", the wife says "I"ll go to Shiloh with you if you"ll stop staring at me." ... One difference between these stories is the way the relationship is in the marriage. What has happened throughout the story for the wives in them to do what they did? ... In conclusion, as I used the stories of "Shiloh" and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", there are similarities and differences between both authors. ...

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In the short story "The short happy life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway the author seems to describe his problems with his wife and woman in general. ... In the story the main charter's wife, Margot Macomber, is described as a "bitchy woman" and that's exactly what Hemingway thinks about woman. ... In the beginning of the story, we learn that Francis has tried to shoot a lion but failed, running from the wounded animal in fear. ... The story's conflict is not only between Margot and Francis, or between Francis and Wilson; it is between Francis Macomber and himself. ...

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In this short story Kate Chopin employed sight imagery to relate Louise Mallard's emotions in The Story of an Hour. ... Sight imagery is again used to relate the realism in the story, The Story of an Hour, to life and to refute the beliefs of the Romantics. ... Kate Chopin also utilized taste imagery in The Story of an Hour. ... In a Romantic's story Louise's husband would have returned from the accident unharmed, or slightly injured. This does happen in the story, but as if a final kick at the Romantics, the main character is killed by Kate Chopin. ...

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In Kate Chopin's short story, "The Story of an Hour," Louise Mallard is introduced as the housewife who has a heart condition and has recently discovered the "death" of her husband. ... This short story demonstrates the issue of male dominance and the role of woman in marriage in the society during her time. Kate Chopin portrays inside this story the lack of women's freedom in the 1800's. ... "The story would be equally impossible without the technology of the telegraph" (Foote 87). ... The outside world is not described much in this short story bu...

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The short story, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", focuses on the theme of the misanthropic characterization between the two sexes and the role reversal of husband and wife. This is a story about a rich man's fear when he must confront danger. ... The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" focuses, among other things, on the misanthropic characterization of the sexes. ... Hemingway, in the story "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", concentrates on the role reversal of the sexes. ... For most of the story, and probably their life, Margot preys on Francis constantly. ...

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This short story depicts the typical life and marriage of a woman in this time era. ... Chopin's, "The Story of an Hour" expresses a woman's desire for independence. This is clearly evident within the physical, and emotional setting of the story. Within the opening paragraphs of the short story Chopin notes that Mrs. ... As seen later in the story, Mrs. ...

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The Story of an Hour Written by author, Kate Chopin, "The Story of an Hour" is a short story where an often unheard of view about marriage in presented. ... "The Story of an Hour" is a literary piece that suggests the idea of a marriage being a state of oppression and smothering rather than loving and open. ... Mallard's story, she does not do so in first person but rather through a narrator's voice. ... Mallard had, in a very short time, realized the world is a wonderful place and that she can live in it anyway she chooses. ... Through this sequence of events, it is e...

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There are many different types of sorrow shown or hidden in many different ways in multiple stories, and is sometimes overcome. A Secret Sorrow is a story about a woman, Faye, who is sorrowful that she cannot have children. ... At the beginning of the story, he is happy. ... He thinks she's pretty because he says her "looks might present him with an added complication, and "Mariana you are beautiful. " Jake is a liar in this story. ... Mariana does not show signs of sorrow in this story, but she will be unhappy when she goes to call him to get her car fixed. ...

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To demonstrate some era of that time, author Kate Chopin writes short story to give us better ideas on women and the roles that they play during that time. ... Reading these points in the story makes the reader realize Mrs. ... The setting of the story takes place in the season of spring, in a house. ... Readers can only feel by reading this story, how can Mrs. ... This story does not tell us how Mrs. ...

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Chopin wrote a great story where each word is deep in meaning. ... As the story opens, the reader finds out that Mr. ... In the end of this short story, Chopin decided to play a trick. ... It's the turning point of the story. ... "The story of an hour" is a short story where we observe a tragedy in a making. ...

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American author Kate Chopin has written two published novels and over a hundred short stories. ... The females in her stories, such as Calixta in "The Story of an Hour" experience great feelings and experiences rather than men. ... After her husband died, Chopin had a short relation with another man. ... Within the next decade, after beginning to write poetry and fiction, she had published twenty poems, ninety-five short stories, two novels and eight literary criticisms. ... " In the story, Mrs. ...

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The story of an hour is a short story with a powerful message. ... This story takes place in the Mallards home during the late 1900's. ... The story is written with an ironic undertone. ... Then the story goes on to show how after her husband's death, Mrs. ... This story is like a stick of dynamite. ...

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In this story Chopin conveys to readers that when Mrs. ... That women could have a choice to what they wanted to do, and freedom. "...rebellious and revolutionary in its questioning of traditional women's roles." (97) The beginning of this short story starts off with the death of Mr. ... In short, a rape seems to have an ironic outcome... Near the end of the story Mr. ... "(109), and that is what made her story great....

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A View from the Bridge- Perception of the opening section The opening of "A View from the Bridge" shows Alfieri, a central character of the play, standing alone in his office. Alfieri is a lawyer and advices Eddie on certain aspects of his life- whether he follows this advice is a different sto...

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Gail Godwin's short story "A Sorrowful Woman" is centered around a wife and mother who becomes overwhelmed with her husband and child, and withdraws from them. ... Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" also centers around a family of man and wife. This is the story of a woman feeling trapped in a repressive marriage sanctioned by the society of that era. ... Mallard's euphoria was short lived as she came to the bottom of the stairs, saw Richard waiting for them and heard the door opening. ... The social context of "The Story of an Hour" which held Mrs. ...

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"The Story of an Hour- by Kate Chopin Commentary "The Story of an Hour- is a startling portrayal of a woman's awakening upon receiving news of her husband's death. ... Louise did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, but rather, with an immediate acceptance. ... In the entire story, she was only ever referred to as Mrs. ... Louise's glimpse of freedom was short-lived (pun intended); having to go under her husband's will again, after this insight, was too much for her to handle. This undermined, twisted end to the plot makes the story satisfying. ...

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The short story " Story of an Hour" written by Kate Chopin takes place in the early 1900's in the US. The story is based on a woman's struggle for freedom in a time where their husbands suppressed most women intellectually, and in extracurricular activities were rare for them to practice. ... When she finally understands the story she becomes paralyzed. ... "Story of an Hour" is the struggle of a woman in the early 1900's, who just wants to be free. ...

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Cathedral, a short story written by Raymond Carver, about a man who is blind. ... The story lets us know his wife Beulah kept loving Robert, even though she would never be told how she looked at any particular time. ... The main focal point to this story starts when everyone is sitting in the living room after they all just ate dinner. ... In this story, the author allows us to picture all characters in his views, and the way the narrator views them. ...

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In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour", Mrs. ... The story shows the oppressive nature of marriage and tells a story of what it was like living in their time period. The introductive section to of the story you can see that Mrs. Mallard is just another ordinary woman with a heartfelt story, who suffered from having heart problems. ... Even though the conclusion of the story is short, the high and low emotions of the story make up for an incredible story for women living in their time period in which we can relate to in our era....

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The story's plot revolves around a couple playing scrabble, and the humor the story delivers allows the reader to clearly understand the significance of the story and why the humor is vital to the main character's actions. ... These are the question that popped into my head as I was reading the story. There is no evidence in the story to answer these question, so I came to some of my own conclusions. ... The story ends with their last words, he plays Quake, and the ground starts to shake. ... While through the whole story the husband is wishing she would die. ...

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In the short story The Necklace, Guy de Maupassant, the author and is generally considered the greatest French short story writer, uses several symbols and themes throughout the story to help give his readers their own analysis. ... In the short story, the husband is very generous, kind, and loving. ... Another theme that Maupassant uses in his short story The Necklace is the superiority of women. ... But in this story, the roles are switched and the husband is subject to the wife. ... In conclusion, Maupassant does use several symbols and themes to help his readers draw t...

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