The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin: A Feminist Perspective

Abstract

Kate Chopin is an American short story writer. She works beyond the
imagination for female; therefore, she is considered to be a leading figure of
feminism. She produces many short stories, but the story ‘The Story of an
Hour’ is famous for the subjugation of female. It is semi autobiography of
the writer that is why she has proposed her personal experience in this story.
She fights for women in her era because she believes that there is no limit
for women in social context. The researcher elaborates the elements of
feminism through the character of Louise in her short story ‘The Story of an
Hour’ from different perspective such as oppression, subjugations, freedom,
identity, marriage, suffrage, struggle, and patriarchal system. The researcher
applies Textual Analysis method along with the close reading to find out the
above elements in the story. The researcher evaluates numerous research
articles to provide evidence for the topic under study.