Victoria Santagato Discussion 9

I was surprised by two things in “Story of An Hour.” The first is Mrs. Mallard whispering “freedom” to herself after sobbing when hearing her husband has passed away. I was taken aback by this unexpected change of emotions. The other section that surprised me is the end when Mr. Mallard winds up being alive. That was completely unexpected!

I was intrigued and entertained by the irony in “Story of An Hour” and “The Necklace.” These stories use humor to deal with underlying themes; patriarchy in “Story of An Hour” and class differences in “The Necklace.” I found it clever that Guy de Maupassant decided to make Madame Forestier’s necklace fake, ultimately making a statement of how artificial the wealthy world is.

I am puzzled by female authors who contributed to sexist ideas in the various female lifestyle magazines quoted in the article “The Cult of True Womanhood,” like Mrs. A. J. Graves and Fanny Forester. How can they just blindly follow this strict description of what being a woman is? Not only adhere to this submissive role, but to reinforce it. It is so hypocritical to write an article for a publication that will publish another article on how women need no education other than religion.

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