Question

Readers in Kate Chopin's time must have found "The Story of an Hour" particularly shocking because of the contrast between Mrs. Mallard's response to her husband's death and

a. the response that society would consider appropriate.
b. the love that Mr. Mallard feels for his wife.
c. her sister Josephine's reaction.
d. her professions of affection for her husband.

Answer 1

Readers in Kate Chopin's time would have found the story shocking because of the contrast between Mrs. Mallard's response to her husband's death and the response that society would consider appropriate.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Kate Chopin's short story The Story of an Hour, readers of her time might have found it shocking because of the contrast between Mrs. Mallard's response to her husband's death and the response that society would consider appropriate.

While society would expect Mrs. Mallard to be grieving and devastated, she experiences a sense of freedom and joy because she realizes that she is now free from the constraints of her marriage.