Sunday, May 17, 2015

In the short story "The Story of an Hour", what are the conflcits between two of the characters in the story?

There are many conflicts in Chopin's short story "The
Story of an Hour." While the greatest conflict is seen within the main character of Mrs.
Mallard (her internal conflict with being a woman who had been unable to be free from
the constraints of an oppressive marriage), there are conflicts between her and other
characters.


One example of an external conflict (man v.
man) in the story is the relationship between Mrs. Mallard and her husband. She
obviously feels oppressed by him. She has aged prematurely, feels as if she has no
freedom, and feels like a prisoner in her own home. It is not until she is told of the
death of her husband that she feels she has escaped from his
oppression.


Another example of external conflict in the
text is between Mrs. Mallard and her sister. While her sister wishes to help her grieve
the news of her husband's death, Mrs. Mallard does not allow it. Mrs. Mallard forces her
sister away in order to allow herself to contemplate the death on her
own.

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