“The Story of the Hour” shows us back in the days the way society viewed women as the weak gender and marriage was very difficult for women to enjoy their life, and in the story, Mrs. Mallard was very upset because of her husband’s death. In contrast to other women who might not have the strength to move forward, after the death of her husband, she takes comfort, and we see the strength and the ability in her to pass her husband’s death.
The poem “The Wife” by Emily Dickinson is connected to Mrs. Mallard’s “The Story of the Hour.” By Kate Chopin in his poem, Dickinson says that “To take the honorable work Of woman and a wife.” It means that being married is not an easy job, in another word it shows the hard work of a married woman after her husband’s death. She devotes herself to work, to take care of her needs.
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Great analysis, Jerry!
However, I feel like even though Mrs. Mallard got very upset and felt extremely abandoned at first, her husband’s death actually meant something good for her: She would be able to have her life back, and live it only for herself.
And I agree with your analysis on the poem, being a wife is not an easy job. However, is not the hardest job that a women can do, and I took that part as a critique to the fact that –by that time– women were only allowed to perform one job: Be a wife, a caregiver to her husband and children. Which makes me very sad, but happy to see that those gender roles patterns are changing, and everyday more we are seeing women (specially women with disabilities, and women of color) occupying spaces that were only allowed for men!
Thank you for your feedback on both readings, it definitely helped be to think it through and analyse both of our thoughts on this matter!
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