Freedom in the Hour In Kate Chopin's, The Story of An Hour, there is much symbolism used. The whole story is full of symbolism as are many of Chopin's other stories. Louise Mallard had a totally different view on her husband, Brently's, death than did any other character in the story. The whole thing is one big irony. From the very beginning, there is foreshadowing that something is going to happen because the very first …showed first 75 words of 651 total…

…showed last 75 words of 651 total…free and have whatever she wanted. The whole story is a sort of plea from Kate Chopin to be free herself and have all of the things that Louise Mallard had or would have had.(Chopin Tape) Works Cited Chopin, Kate. The Story of an Hour . Book on Tape. Books in Motion. Ed. 1992 Chopin, Kate. "The Story of an Hour." An Introduction to Literature. Ed. Sylvan Barnet et al. 11th ed. New York: Longman, 1997. 19-21