Story of an Hour- Point of View and Irony

In “The Story of an Hour” what do the following lines from paragraph 10 imply about Ms. Mallard?

“She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will—as powerless as her two white slender hands would have been.”

• She is grief stricken by her husband’s death.

• She feels powerless in the face of her husband’s death.

• She recognizes that her feelings regarding her husband’s death are inappropriate.

• She is not affected by her husband’s death.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

From the story, what can you infer about Kate Chopin and her attitudes towards marriage?

• She thought marriage was a positive, liberating institution for women.

• She thought that marriage was fine and all women should get married.

• She felt marriage was about living for someone else and bending to his will.

• She felt marriage made women weak and gave women heart conditions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is Mrs. Mallard’s reaction to the news of her husband’s death and how does it change?

• She shows a cruel sense of happiness, but then feels remorseful.

• She doesn’t accept it and then is overcome with grief.

• She weeps uncontrollably and then feels a sense of hopefulness.

• She is relieved at first and then regrets his absence.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3