Symbols of Confinement and Freedom in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour"

This analytical essay examines "The Story of An Hour" to find how Kate Chopin uses symbols to represent main character Louise Mallard's confining existence and her brief, potential freedom.

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"You bring up a lot of good points about how Chopin uses symbolism to enrich her short story, and your use of details from the story to demonstrate this helps the reader explore the story at this deeper level. There were a few places where a direct quotation from the story could replace some vague references to the text (the joy that kills, phrases like "the book talks about..." and "it also states...") to help strengthen your point and keep the discussion as clear as possible. I would also encourage you to consider reorganizing the paper. It is currently two large paragraphs, and these are full of details: breaking them up would help your reader navigate the discussion more easily. Finally, you bring up irony toward the beginning, but because irony as a literary device is not an explicit topic later, I would trim this or revise this so it is clear that the focus will be on symbolism."

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