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In "The Story of an Hour", The setting of the story is very limited; it is confined largely to a room, a staircase, and a front door. How does this
- In "The Story of an Hour", The setting of the story is very limited; it is confined largely to a room, a staircase, and a front door. How does this limitation help to express the themes of the story?
- In what ways is this passage in Chopin's text significant? "She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves." What kinds of sensory images does this passage contain, and what senses does it address? What does the vision through the open window mean to her? Where else does she taste, smell, or touch something intangible in the story?
- What is the role of women in "The Yellow Wallpaper"? How are mothers represented? What about single/independent women? What is important about women--in the historical context? How does the narrator's relationship with her husband evolve/change? Does her mental state improve or worsen by the end?
- What do both of these texts say about marriage in the nineteenth century. What do they say about defiance in women?
