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What is your personal opinion towards Louise in "The Story of an Hour" written by Chopin?

What is your personal opinion towards Louise in "The Story of an Hour" written by Chopin? LLDNG
“The Story of an Hour” is a work written by author Kate Chopin in 1894. It is a typical work of the short story line of American literature. There are many different opinions when it mentions the main character of this story, Louise Mallard. In my personal opinion, she is a woman with a strong desire to live for herself and the image of inspiration for women of that time. The desire that Louise harbors in her mind is so significant and strong that it makes her forget both the pain of her loss and her illness. Upon receiving the news of Mr. Mallard’s death from her sister Josephine and Richard, she listens very calmly, then, she burst into tears in her sister's arms. That shows part of the affection she has for her husband, a natural reaction when she learns that her marriage partner has passed away. However “she had loved him — sometimes. Often she had not. ”, her mood gradually changed when she is alone in the room. When people is all alone, it is the time for them to be true to themselves, and this is when Louise chooses to face her feelings of desiring to be independent. After mourning for her "loss", Mrs. Mallard gradually perceives what she will "gain". Something begins to approach her and she is unknown what it is, though she cannot realize that she has been waiting for it for so long. She does not even think about the difficulties that she might face as a widow: the loneliness, hardship and even the gossip of talkative people, the first thing she thinks of is freedom. It is a secret which she keeps hidden in her mind, it is unconsciously formed and keeps growing strongly day by day that just waiting for an opportunity, it will immediately overflow. If it is said that thoughts and emotions are pieces of the soul, then the body is the place where the soul is located. The main character at the beginning of the story is described as a woman who is suffering from a heart condition. This is a disease that makes its patients neither overjoyed nor depressed. Only people who live with this disease can understand the discomfort and loneliness it brings when they cannot do the things they want to. Louise knows that, although she is still trying to avoid her tormented feelings, it still really "possessed" her. When her mind can no longer hold that pleasure, it tries to get out of her body through the words "free, free, free! ". She seems to forget that she is a person with heart disease, she lets it “creep” into every cell of her body and she enjoys it like to welcome a friend she had been waiting for a long time. That desire is so strong that she forgets the news of her husband's death and her mind is filled with hope. Louise feels this moment like "drinking in a very elixir of life". Every patient wishes to get well soon and live a healthy, active life. Louise longs and waits for this moment to save her life too. She believes that as long as there is freedom, it will be the medicine to help her overcome everything, including her illness. Although she has never lived a free day literally, the image of Louise’s joy when she thinks about her freedom is enough to see her dare to desire to be free that not many women at that time dared to think, that is the image of the inspiration that the author wants to convey. It is a concept that had not yet been formed in society at that time. In Victorian America, when women got married, they depended all on their husbands: time, money, decision right, whether they wanted to or not. The middle or upper class had to preserve the image for their family or husband. Women had to be patient and endure under the standards of society then. In the story, it can be seen that the Mallard family is a well-off family, their house has floors and a private room with an armchair placed in front of the window. With the family condition in that way, Louise is also raised to be able to meet her husband’s expectations, like her mother and sister. But contrary to reality, her actions surprised readers then, or readers in the 21st century also surprise. Because of the fact in the Victorian era, women had no concept of what freedom was because they were used to having to accept every decision of their husbands and took it for granted. Readers of later centuries who know the draconian standards of that time could not have guessed that a lady like Louise would have the thought of wanting to be free since the concept of feminism only began to appear in the 1910s. Louise's choice to face the end of a controlling marriage is different from other women of her time. Information about the death of Mr. Mallard is like the bell sound to make Louise wake up from the oppressive life. The statement "Free! Body and soul free! " is significant to Louise, it affirms that she is not only completely free from the invisible control of Mr. Mallard or the view of society but also her emotional contradictions. In an hour, she accepts the freedom spontaneously, her mind is ready to no longer depend on her husband for anything, including her emotions. She does not have self-harming thoughts like Josephine thinks she has, on the contrary, she enjoys the moment that belongs to her. Readers can feel the vitality that freedom brings to Louise, making her a stronger person than ever. Through Louise, Chopin would like to transmit the message that she wanted women to perceive the concept of inner freedom and independence. Women should realize the position and rights they deserve in society where almost every decision is made by men. Only when being aware of those things can women get rid of the unfairness of old society’s expectations. Although nobody knows exactly what Louise's plans for the future are, but she is an inspiration to women which to give them strength and to be one of the first representatives of the feminist movement in later literature. In conclusion, though Louise is a heart patient, she is strong enough to have her own desire and cherish every moment of freedom even it does not last long. Besides, she is also an image of inspiration for women to change their way of thinking and live a meaningful life as they want.
“The
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of an Hour” is a work written by author Kate Chopin in 1894. It is a typical work of the short
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story
line of American literature. There are
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many
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different
opinions when it mentions the main character of this
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, Louise Mallard. In my personal opinion, she is a woman with a
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strong
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desire
to
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live
for herself and the
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image
of
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inspiration
for
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women
of that time.

The
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that Louise harbors in her
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mind
is
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so
significant and
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strong
that it
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her forget both the pain of her loss and her illness. Upon receiving the news of Mr. Mallard’s death from her sister Josephine and Richard, she listens
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very
calmly
, then, she burst into tears in her sister's arms. That
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part of the affection she has for her
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, a natural reaction when she learns that her marriage partner has passed away.
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for them to be true to themselves, and this is when Louise chooses to face her feelings of desiring to be independent. After mourning for her
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. She does not even
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about the difficulties that she might face as a widow: the loneliness, hardship and even the gossip of talkative
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, the
first
thing she
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. It is a secret which she
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keeps
hidden in her
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, it is
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growing
strongly
day by day that
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waiting for an opportunity, it will immediately overflow. If it
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is the place where the soul
is located
. The main character at the beginning of the
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is
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described
as a woman who is suffering from a heart condition. This is a disease that
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makes
its
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neither overjoyed nor depressed.
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people
who
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live
with this disease can understand the discomfort and loneliness it brings when they cannot do the things they want to. Louise knows that, although she is
still
trying to avoid her tormented feelings, it
still
really
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possessed
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her. When her
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can no longer hold that pleasure, it tries to
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out of her
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through the words
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free,
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,
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. She seems to forget that she is a person with heart disease, she
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body and
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that she forgets the news of her husband's death and her
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is filled
with hope. Louise feels this
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like
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drinking in a
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elixir of life
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. Every
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a healthy, active
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. Louise
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longs
and waits for this
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moment
to save her
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life
too. She believes that as
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as there is
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, it will be the medicine to
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help
her overcome everything, including her illness.

Although she has never
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day
literally
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of Louise’s joy when she
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about her
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enough
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her dare to
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,
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of the
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that the author wants to convey. It is a
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that had not
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society
at that
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time
. In Victorian America, when
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women
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got
married, they depended all on their
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husbands
:
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, money, decision right, whether they wanted to or not. The middle or upper
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class
had to preserve the
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for their
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family
or
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.
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had to be
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patient
and endure under the standards of
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then. In the
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, it can be
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seen
that the Mallard
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family
is a well-off
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family
, their
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has floors and a private room with an armchair placed in front of the window. With the
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family
condition in that way, Louise is
also
raised to be able to
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meet
her
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husband’s
expectations, like her mother and sister.
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contrary to reality, her actions surprised readers then, or readers in the 21st century
also
surprise.
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of the fact in the Victorian era,
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women
had no
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concept
of what
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was
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because
they were
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used
to having to accept every decision of their
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husbands
and took it for granted. Readers of later centuries who know the
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draconian
standards of that
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time
could not have guessed that a lady like Louise would have the
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thought
of wanting to be
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free
since the
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concept
of feminism
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only
began to appear in the 1910s. Louise's choice to face the
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end
of a controlling marriage is
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different
from other
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women
of her
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time
. Information about the death of Mr. Mallard is like the bell sound to
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make
Louise wake up from the oppressive
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life
. The statement
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Free!
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Body
and soul
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free
!
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is
significant to Louise, it affirms that she is not
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only
completely
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free
from the invisible control of Mr. Mallard or the view of
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society
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but
also
her emotional contradictions. In an hour, she accepts the
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freedom
spontaneously
, her
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mind
is ready to no longer depend on her
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husband
for anything, including her emotions. She does not have self-harming thoughts like Josephine
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thinks
she has,
on the contrary
, she enjoys the
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moment
that belongs to her. Readers can feel the vitality that
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freedom
brings to Louise, making her a stronger person than ever. Through Louise, Chopin would like to transmit the message that she wanted
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women
to perceive the
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concept
of inner
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freedom
and independence.
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Women
should realize the position and rights they deserve in
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society
where almost every decision
is made
by
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men
.
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Only
when being aware of those things can
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women
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get
rid of the unfairness of
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old
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society’s
expectations. Although nobody knows exactly what Louise's plans for the future are,
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but
she is an
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inspiration
to
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women
which to give them strength and to be one of the
first
representatives of the feminist movement in later literature.

In conclusion
, though Louise is a heart
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patient
, she is
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strong
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enough
to have her
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own
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desire
and cherish every
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moment
of
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freedom
even it does not last
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long
.
Besides
, she is
also
an
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image
of
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inspiration
for
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women
to
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change
their way of thinking and
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live
a meaningful
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life
as they want.
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IELTS essay What is your personal opinion towards Louise in "The Story of an Hour" written by Chopin?

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