Talk:The Story of an Hour

message: Added the infobox template Wheat (talk) 16:56, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit History

message: Kate Chopin’s short story "Story of an Hour" describes the series of emotions Louise Mallard endures after hearing the death of her husband, who was believed to have died in a railroad disaster. Chopin indicates that all marriages, no matter how special, are essentially cruel. Mrs. Mallard suffers from heart problems and therefore her sister attempts to inform her of the horrific news in a gentle way. Mrs. Mallard locks herself in her room to immediately mourn the loss of her husband. However, she begins to feel an unexpected sense of exhilaration. "Free! Body and soul free!" is what she believes is a benefit of his death. 
: I also think the summary should take out the piece where the writers says she dies from shock because that's not true. In the story all it states is that she dies from heart disease.Kristenn4 (talk) 08:02, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Once she realizes she is now able to be free, Chopin says,"her fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her. Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own." From that day forward, Louise Mallard seemed to have endless amounts of times to do whatever she wanted. At the end of the story, it is made known that her husband was not involved in the railroad disaster and her husband returns home. Seeing her husband causes Mrs. Mallard to suddenly die from her heart problems.Lmuraskin18 (talk) 17:17, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

text: I agree. Your sentence sounds way better and flows a lot more than the first one. Alang22 (talk) 19:44, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

text: Once she realizes she is now able to be free, Chopin says,"her fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her. Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of days that would be her own." From that day forward, Louise Mallard seemed to have endless amounts of times to do whatever she wanted. At the end of the story, it is made known that her husband was not involved in the railroad disaster and her husband returns home. Seeing her husband causes Mrs. Mallard to suddenly die from her heart problems. ( not done editing this summary)Betty White Privilege (talk) 20:19, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  In the Summary it says that Brently hears a scream and runs up the stairs to see his wife's dead body, but in the story her sister is the one to scream and they try to block Brently from seeing the body. [User:Kcolv1[|Kcolv1]] (talk) 21:36, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

text:   In the story it ends with it saying that she died from her heart condition, it doesn't exactly say that the doctors say she died from the joy of finally seeing her husband. I am going to change it to say that the doctors said she died from her heart condition. Kcolv1 (talk) 16:37, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

text: The summary and story don't really add up. The summary mentions how Mrs. Mallard locked herself in her room to mourn; in reality, she wept immedieatly and then as grief "spent itself" she made her way to the room. I also feel like doesn't include important details.Kaitlyncons1 (talk) 03:45, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

text: I agree, the summary is very brief. I'm sure this is because it's such a short story, but I wonder if it would be helpful to go into detail about how Louise Mallard deals with the "death" of her husband? One could summarize the emotions and actions that occurred between finding out about her husband's death, and his return to the home. Mooodsy (talk) 13:36, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree I think the summary needs more detail. Right now it just says that once she thought about her husbands death she realized she was happy and then it goes right into her going back down stairs, but I think it should go into more detail about Mrs. Mallard coming to the realization that this could actually be a good thing. It could just use a little more detail.LaurynB.7 (talk) 05:20, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

text: I agree, the end of the summary is confusing because not everyone will understand what "From the joy that kills." means.MoscowEagl (talk) 20:06, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree as well. As of right now, it still says that she died "from fantasizing of her living a free life." I don't think that portion should be included because there is little to no evidence proving this. For any of the theories of how she died should be placed in the critical responses. Cornonthecob44 (talk) 18:51, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: New Summary

message: I think Selina Jamil has valid points of Mrs. Mallard feelings and actions. I completely agree with her piece which stated how Mrs. Mallard may've been trapped in her marriage causing her to now feel free when she finds out he is dead.Kristenn4 (talk) 08:11, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello MoscowEagl, I also wrote about Mark Cunningham's interpretation as well but I added a bit more information on it. I agree that it is a fascinating theory. I can try to figure out a way to combine our information since it is coming from the same source! Cornonthecob44 (talk) 02:48, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

text: I added to Berkove's piece of criticism because there wasn't a lot that was described in that part, despite there being a lotof information in the article he wrote. Rachelstone2414 (talk) 05:26, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticism 

message: Kate Chopin negatively portrays marriage in the story as being the “blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature” (Chopin).  Instead of the story being about a poor wife who has just lost her beloved husband, the reader now can perceive the situation for what it is.  A wife finally free of the domestic servitude called “marriage” she was trapped in. The main character Mrs. Mallard is liberated from husband Bentley Mallard through his death, because when he was alive, he would use his “powerful will” to bend hers.p.ocasio42 (talk) 1:31, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with this, because right after Mr.Mallard's death, Louise is called by her name rather than her marital name "Mrs.Mallard", this just shows that she is finally free from her husband and even when she says the words "Free! Body and soul Free!" the readers can understand the meaning of her being free from her husband. Priyankirana26 (talk) 19:45, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

text: I agree with this as wellGrace05110430 (talk) 00:21, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

text: I think the theme section in the article could be expanded on because right now it really only discusses one theme so I think this would be a good idea to add. LaurynB.7 (talk) 13:26, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

text: I agree to disagree. Yes marriage back then was more of the man in conrtol of the wife and everything she did, but Chopin did not exclsuivley say anything about the relationship Louise and her husband. Rachelstone2414 (talk) 22:13, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marriage 

message: I recently had a paper published about the role of technology in the story (which I obviously believe is important). I thought that the research might be useful for this article, but thought it would be self-serving to add it myself. The paper is here -- Jdfoote (talk) 02:50, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This is an interesting part of the story that I hadn't thought about. Now that I think of it, technology may play a huge part in why their marriage is the way that it is. Lflig1 (talk) 22:05, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technology 

message: I have found a problem within, "Chekhov's At Christmas Time." The first source stating similar plots says, "original research?" which does not have any reliable published sources. I recommend either deleting that section, or the finding a source that is relevant. In addition, I have found a source that will verify the first paragraph of the page. I think adding this will verify the page better.
Chopin, Kate. The Story of An Hour. Logan, IA: Perfection Learning, 2001. Kate Chopin.org. Web. 10 Nov. 2016. http://www.katechopin.org/pdfs/Kate%20Chopin,%20The%20Story%20of%20an%20Hour.pdf
Eserr1 (talk) 21:19, 10 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: They were a few grammatical errors that I have fixed within the introducing paragraph. I moved the period within the parenthesis "the Dream of an Hour." Then I added the word "was" between "and" and "originally" in the first sentence, and replaced the word "first" with "was" to sound more grammatically correct in the second sentence.
In the summary, I added a comma between "husband" and "Brently" because it is telling us the name of Louise Mallard's husband. In addition, I added quotations within "Chekhov's 'At Christmas Time'" to properly cite the title.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eserr1 (talk • contribs) 21:38, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Please, discontinue moving the periods inside of quotation marks. See MOS:PUNCT. --Midnightdreary (talk) 00:06, 17 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:   "Mrs. Mallard suffers from heart problems; therefore, her sister and friend attempt to inform her of the horrific news in a gentle way. Mrs. Mallard locks herself in her room to immediately mourn the loss of her husband; however, she begins to feel an unexpected sense of exhilaration, yelling, "Free! Body and soul free" [3]. Her sudden rush of exhilaration is what she believes is a benefit of his death." It seems like there are too many commas, some of these phrases might be able to be turned into separate sentences. 198.254.26.2 (talk) 20:58, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  The bigger issue with the passage you've included here is the word "yelling." Mrs. Mallard does not yell! Oeparker1 (talk) 21:07, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Errors 

message: The current plot summary does not accurately describe what happened to Louise Mallard and what caused her death. "When she hears her husband enter the house" Louise Mallard does not hear her husband, but actually sees him. 
: I agree, the article could overall use a more detailed plot summary. Ravenabusjit (talk) 17:44, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: This ending summary is incorrect and you should read the story over again.--Jpabo2 (talk) 17:19, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

text: I feel as though the last sentence of the Plot Summary might be reaching into Analysis and might not belong there. Lflig1 (talk) 21:21, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot Summary Ending Critique  

message: Many times many readers ponder what happened for the wife to be relieved that her husband had passed. It was a correlation to both the time period and the way men perceived woman back in the 1800's. The thought of a woman being able to survive without a man was a distant thought among many civilians back in that time. Women were often stuck at home while the husbands went to work. It was thought of between women at the time that the death of their husbands would bring them "freedom" and therefore Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" resonated with a lot of women at the time, but not men.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by BcanaryHasADesirableNeckBeard (talk • contribs) 21:02, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I can see why Chopin's story resonated with a lot of women in this time period for a good reason. Women were often married of to wealthy men for the benefit of their family or otherwise known as arranged marriages. A lot of marriages didn't actually form out of love, but for the reason of a woman having a man to support them in these times since they could not do it themselves. Rachelstone2414 (talk) 01:29, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  What Happened in Their Marriage? 

message: In the Critical Response section it says Bert Bender "argues that writing of the 1890s was influenced by Charles Darwin's theory of sexual selection." In regards to the story I don't see a correlation in the two. The response also entails that the story displays the meaning of "love and courtship", and was "altered and became more pessimistic". Lastly it states the attitude is expressed when "Mrs. Mallard questions the meaning of love and ultimately rejects it as meaningless." When did that happen? It wasn't blatantly stated. DWood6 (talk) 18:45, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I also think the piece by Bert Bender does not really correlate with the story. I do not see how sexual selection connects to the story.Kristenn4 (talk) 08:14, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

text: I agree with this because nothing was ever really stated in the story about her and her husband's relationship. We only see how she reacts to his death and that tell's us a a little bit about how she felt about her husband. Also Darwin's theory of sexualslection doesn't apply because again, Chopin never reveals why they married or anyhting about their relationship. Rachelstone2414 (talk) 22:29, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critique on Critical Response 

message: I wanted to add a symbolism section because I felt that this story has a few.  There are more than just the one I elated to which was the open window. Amancini (talk) 04:54, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I also agree with adding a symbolic section. This will help point out some Mrs. Mallard gestures and actions that have true meaning.Kristenn4 (talk) 08:06, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

text: I agree with this. This article could benefit from a symbolism, or at least a literary techniques section. Ravenabusjit (talk) 17:42, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  I also agree. I feel as though the open window and the feelings Mrs. Mallard was experiencing in the room alone can definitely be symbolic and analyzed.Ztyler460 (talk) 03:22, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

text:  I did not even think of the title. You are right Mrs. Mallard's life was made and ruined in just one hour. Dsheth01 (talk) 20:11, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding a symbolism section 

message: the introduction has a spoiler, therefore I think there should be a warning in the very beginning of spoiler alerts or just remove the last sentence in parentheses
Grace05110430 (talk) 20:37, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, the introduction should be re written and not include spoilers.Paytonreis1 (talk) 19:17, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think it is hard not to spoil the work in the plot summary section of the article. If someone is searching up this article on Wikipedia, the chances are they read the story or are looking for a plot summary.Dsheth01 (talk) 20:26, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

text: the introduction is good and sums up the main points to the story well and I do not see anything majorly spoiling the story or its plot DylKohe1 (talk) 21:25, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

text: I don't think that the introductory should contain as much information about the plot as it does considering it should be mainly in the plot summary section. I think its unavoidable to not put spoilers into the plot summary section since it is discussing the entire story. 12.161.6.168 (talk) 00:19, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

text: I think that the story is going to be spolied anyway in the introduction. You can't leave out the important details that shape the story or else people will be confused or have to make assumptions to fill the gaps. Rachelstone2414 (talk) 01:22, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introduction  

message: This section is okay to me, I think it straightforward and simple.Kristenn4 (talk) 08:05, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The names Kate Chopin provided were used. There were no full names used for the supporting characters. Devynsouza2072 (talk) 19:41, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

text: I believe the characters section should be placed above the critic section, that way when people are reading the critics section, they will know exactly who the critics are talking about.Cornonthecob44 (talk) 20:30, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

text: I agree, having the character section listed before the critic section would be more logical Tkiss1 (talk) 19:43, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

text: I agree that this section should be straightforward and simple. An improvement could be made to better rephrase Richards' summary/analysis.Damaris36 (talk) 18:01, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters 

message: For the section "Film Adaptation there is no source citing, any reviews or analysis of the film, "The Joy that Kills". To fix this I found an article by the New York Times that reviews the film and gives a brief plot summary of it in addition to going over the themes of the movie. So with that article, it would added as a citation for the film. 
http://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/28/arts/tv-review-the-joy-that-kills-on-wnet.html
Dmant1 (talk) 23:37, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Movie reference 

message: I have a few comments about the analysis section.
-First, I think there are a few run-on or lengthy sentences that could perhaps be worded differently to cut down on confusion. I think it would sound better if it was this way: "In the story, Louise says that she loves her husband only 'sometimes.' The article further suggests that her husband was cruel to her. Despite the love she sometimes felt for him, she is relieved to have a new sense of freedom from him."
-I think it is lacking significant details, and could use a symbolism section. The point about the open window feels thrown in at the end and feels out of place. Lflig1 (talk) 21:29, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with your observations, and the section could also have a more in-depth analysis of the story as well. You can even talk about death and how it was Mrs. Mallard's way of escaping and gaining freedom from her marriage. Nholm2 (talk) 17:44, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

text: I agree, the film adaptation tab is lacking a descriptive summary.
-It seems as though, especially under the analysis section, there is a lack of citations. There is even words in quotations with no citation after. The format of the citations is inconsistent as well, making the article a bit confusing to follow. Mooodsy (talk) 13:39, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

text: I agree, the last paragraph under the Critical Response section seems to be analysis from an unreliable source since it is not cited and should not be there. Also, the fourth paragraph under the same section contains no citations so that information should also be sourced.Ravenabusjit (talk) 17:32, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Analysis Section 

message: The plot summary I added needs review, as I'm not the best at summarizing things.
--MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 14:11, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plot summary 

message: I do not feel that this article needs a section detailing random observations and bits of analysis by every non-notable academic who has ever written an essay about the meaning of this or that symbol in "The Story of an Hour." I deleted the whole section. I am not sure how you assert that any given one of these long paragraphs necessarily needs to be in the article, or why any number of other academics who have also written essays about Kate Chopin are not quoted in this section.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C0:C803:1300:30B2:13C0:296E:4372 (talk) 01:48, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critical response section is off the rails