Irony Is Mightier than the Sword

In "The story of an hour," Kate Chopin describes a woman, Mrs. Mallard, who goes through a transformation and that takes her on a path were she feels dead, alive, then dead again. One of the most influential short story writers for the struggle for the liberation of women during the late nineteenth century, during her later years Chopin was ostracized by the literary society largely because of her frank expression of woman's feelings and sexuality. "The Story of an Hour" is a perfect display of her setting woman free from the chains that are imposed upon them by society. This story still has much of the same impact on modern society as it once did, however, placing it in the context of a setting in which women were repressed, dating back almost a century, helps the reader grasp even more the profoundness of this enlightening story. …