Citlali Ramos Discussion 5

“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it”. – C.S. Lewis

I chose this quote for the story “Story of The Hour” because it captures the aspect that a work of fiction transcends from being more than just literature. The story follows a married woman who at first grieves the death of her husband. After processing her husband’s death, she comes to the realization that his death could possibly bring more good than bad. In a society where all women had to look forward to was marriage, we see a woman suddenly become free from marriage and start to envision a life with endless possibilities that benefit no one else but herself. In today’s society, women now have the freedom to choose whether or not to be a stay-at-home wife, a choice that wasn’t possible for women before. However, there are still women who find themselves trapped in marriages they have devoted the majority of their life to. This work of literature isn’t just a short story, in some ways, women can still relate to it. The longing to be more than just a wife, and the harsh reality of how unlikely it can be to spread your horizons.