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Notice that the narration doesn’t directly describe the moment of Louise Mallard’s death. Instead, the story skips ahead and describes her husband arriving home to find that his wife has passed away. What effect does this narrative technique have on the story?

Answer 1

This narrative technique adds a tinge of irony to the story. The story ends with a reverse version of its beginning. The narrative skip in time also creates an element of surprise, because the reader doesn’t expect Louise to be dead or her husband to be alive. Moreover, it reflects the fleeting, fickle nature of time and reality. This sudden revelation also represents characteristics of realism. Like other realist works, the story does not have a sentimental or idealized ending. Instead, the reader is left thinking that there are no guarantees in real life, appearances can be deceptive, and nothing lasts forever.

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Answer 2

This excerpt is from 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The lines, "She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her" shows a paradox.

• Mrs. Mallard senses "wild abandonment" it shows as though a gate was opened and she could rush out from confinement into freedom. The words 'Storm of grief', shows her distress over the loss.

• It is odd that Mrs. Mallard does not react as most wives do in a "paralyzed" fashion, or seeking the comfort of another's arms. She has unusual feelings about the loss. She looks out of the window.