Kate Chopin: "The Story of an Hour" - Read Flashcards

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note

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  • third-person omniscient
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from paragraphs 15-18 of “the story of an hour” we learn that

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Mr.s Mallard can deal with her husband’s death, but then cannot deal with him alive

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what is the meaning of the following passage from paragraph 2 of “the story of an hour”?
It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing

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Josephine’s indirect hints ended up saying more by trying to say less

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according to paragraph 8 of “the story of an hour,” mrs. mallard’s first response to the idea of her new-found freedom was

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fear

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what is the point of view of kate chopin’s “the story of an hour?”

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omniscient

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according to paragraph 15 of “the story of an hour,” mrs. mallard coped with the death of her husband her ne found freedom

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with a feeling of triumph and victory

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