The quote “Literature adds to reality, not simply describes it” by C.S. Lewis fits to describe the “The story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin. Within the story we witness a women recently becoming a widow upon learning of her husband’s death. She was at first shock and quite distraught by the news however she came to the realization that she was now free to do as she pleases and was joyful about her new journey, becoming free and breaking away from the shackles of her marriage. The descriptive language fits to describe the tone and what had become her new reality, as she learned she was now able to do what she always wanted to do instead of being limited through the binds of society. The quote explains the reality of how many lives and not simply a description.
