07 Jul Short Story Analysis
the question is below, use your answer to formulate a thesis statement. Support the thesis in a 5 paragraph essay of 700 -1000 words (roughly 3-4 pages).
essay must include:
An introduction that contains the thesis statement
3 body paragraphs supporting the thesis that include direct quotations from the story
A conclusion that sums up the thesis and main points.
Each body paragraph should:
Be organized around one point or principle that supports the thesis
Begin with a topic sentence that identifies the point and ties to the thesis.
Contain at least one direct quotation from the story, correctly integrated, and explained.
Review the lectures The Coherent Structure of the Academic Essay and Analyzing Literature found in the Lectures folder.
Besides the story itself, a dictionary and/or thesaurus, class notes / lectures / discussions, and optional provided essay, do not consult any other materials to complete this assignment.
Your purpose in writing this essay is to explore a theme in the story that is related to the provided prompt. Choose one:
Consider Kate Chopins The Story of an Hour. What does the story suggest about marriage
MLA Style – Works Cited Page for short stories in an anthology:
Author Last name, First name. Title of work. Title of Anthology, edited by Editors First
Name Last Name, Edition (if other than 1st), Vol. Volume #., Publisher, Year, pp. Page range.
Example:
Faulkner, William. A Rose for Emily. The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly
i will attatch what I have so far down below because seems like things wont download that I try to send.
Here is what I wrote
The Story Of An Hour
Miss Mallard is a woman that is suffering in marriage. I realized that she was not very optimistic about her married life. The night before, she prayed for her life to be short. She had reached a point in life where she was ready to end things. When she learns that her husband had perished in the train accident, she goes through a series of feelings. She first reacts by weeping due to her loss but after the moment of grief goes away, she suddenly realized that she has been freed of the marriage that she did not want. She then has a sudden regret for asking for a short life and prays for a longer life, because now she has no need to end her life because she is free. She realizes that she was happy that he had died since it guaranteed her victory. She does not allow the other part to be revealed to others, so she chooses to go to her bedroom. Mrs. Mallard is overjoyed and continues to keep her secret. Wow Mrs. Mallard I still thinking about her freedom, her husband returns home something that makes her spirit sink again for reality hits her harder than she could take (she is still trapped in her marriage). The narrator really shows the irony of life and that miss Mallard was happy that she had eventually found her freedom and the death of her husband for her husband returns home safe and sound which terminates her quick celebration. once thought to be dead is now alive, miss Mallard who believe that she will live long enjoying her newfound freedom then drops dead. When the doctors examined her the results where joy had killed her. It was expected that his resurrection would make her happy to the point of getting a heart attack. Mrs. Mallard is used to reveal the role of a widow and the society who was expected to grieve after the death of her husband. She suffered due to the troubled marriage which gave her no joy and she suffered due to the sickness that she had.
