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1、Plot and Irony Analysis of the story of an hour Abstract: Kate Chopin is the most important woman writer in America during 19 century. A story of an hour is the high-quality one among her short story. The most important writing skill in the story is irony. In this paper, through analysis the irony s
2、kill in the story to resolute how the author expression the ignore to the value of woman and bound of the freedom of woman by the means of artistic expression of irony and so on.Key words: irony self-awareness an story of an hourOutline: part 1:what is the irony Part 2: Plot analysis of the story Pa
3、rt 3: irony analysis of the story Part 4: setting and characterization analysis of the story What is irony?Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is a sharp incongruity or discordance that goes beyond the simple and evident intention of words or actions. There
4、is presently no accepted method for textually indicating irony, though an irony (punctuation) mark has been proposed. In the 1580s Henry Denham introduced a rhetorical question mark or percontation point which looks like a reversed question mark. This mark was also proposed by the French poet Marcel
5、 Bernhardt at the end of the 19th century to indicate irony or sarcasm.Ironic statements (verbal irony) are statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning. A situation is often said to be ironic (situational irony) if the actions taken have an effect exactly opposite from wha
6、t was intended. The discordance of verbal irony may be deliberately created as a means of communication (as in art or rhetoric). Descriptions or depictions of situational irony, whether in fiction or in non-fiction, serves the communicative function of sharpening or highlighting certain discordant f
7、eatures of reality. Verbal and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. The ironic form of simile, used in sarcasm, and some forms of litotes emphasize ones meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth or drastically and obviously
8、 understates a factual connection. Plot of the storyThe short story describes the series of emotions Louise Mallard endures after hearing of the death of her husband, who was believed to have died in a railroad disaster. Mrs. Mallard suffers from heart problems and therefore her sister attempts to i
9、nform her of the horrific news in a gentle way. Mrs. Mallard locks herself in her room to immediately mourn the loss of her husband. However, she begins to feel an unexpected sense of exhilaration. Free! Body and soul free! is what she believes is a benefit of his death. At the end of the story, it
10、is made known that her husband was not involved in the railroad disaster and upon his return home Mrs. Mallard suddenly dies. The cause of her death is ambiguous and left for analysis as it can range from her known heart problems to psychological factors. We can ask ourselves if the real reason for
11、the death was knowing that she wouldnt be free after she sees that her husband isnt really dead. Initial SituationMrs. Mallard has a weak heartThis is the setup we need to know for all the events to come, as well as being a piece of characterization. The fact that Mrs. Mallard has a weak heart chang
12、es the way everybody has to behave to her. She has to be handled gently so that her heart doesnt get a shock. Just in case we forget, should she get a shock at any point, she could die. This results in instant and constant dramatic tension.ConflictMr. Mallard dies and Mrs. Mallards friends have to b
13、reak the news to her gently.Not only has her husband died, Mrs. Mallard could very well die too upon hearing the news. His death puts them both in danger. Mrs. Mallards friends have to take special care in letting her know what happened so that she doesnt die also.ComplicationMrs. Mallard mourns and
14、 tries to deal with her unusual feelings.In the case of this story, the complication stage itself embodies the idea of complicated. Well explain: Mrs. Mallard complicates the traditional or expected reaction of a widow to a husbands death by reacting in a totally unusual way. Instead of refusing to
15、believe the news or take it in, she instantly grasps it and cries her eyes out, before going off to be alone. All this is meant to show us that shes an unusual widow, and it prepares us for the climax to follow.ClimaxMrs. Mallard declares that she is free.Mrs. Mallard struggles with her grief, and t
16、hen also struggles with a piece of new knowledge coming at her. She tries to avoid it, but cant completely push it off. Finally, she succumbs to the realization that she is free, and that shes glad. After the tragedy of hearing such bad news, and managing such changing emotions of grief and abandonment, Mrs. Mallard is so overwhelmed by her feeling of freedom that she can barely whisper.SuspenseMrs. Malla
