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1、如有侵权,请联系网站删除,仅供学习与交流The-symbols-of-the-story-of-an-hour【精品文档】第 3 页The symbols in “the story of an hour”Symbol, in literature, is a thing that refer s or suggests more than its literal meaning.“TheStoryofanHour”isashortstorywrittenbyKateChopinonApril19,1894.Thestorydescribestheseriesofemotionsthatthe
2、protagonistLouiseMallardhearsthatherhusbandisdeadtoshediscoversthatheisaliveafterall.SeveralsymbolsinKateChopins“StoryofanHour”createafeelingofcomfort,wellness,andwonderfulnesswithinthereadersmind.And there are many symbols in “the story of an hour”. Id like to share my opinion about it .FirstoneIth
3、inkis“HeartTroubles”.Thefirstsentence(KnowingthatMrs.Mallardwasafflictedwithahearttrouble)informsusthatMrs.Mallardhashearttroubles.Weknowtheheartistraditionallyasymbolofanindividualsemotionalcore,soMrs.Mallardsphysicalheartproblemsmaybecansymbolizeheremotionalheartproblemsrelatedtohermarriage. And i
4、ntheendingMr.Mallardenteredthedoorwaysafeandsound,beingfarawayfromtheaccidentspotandknowingnothingoftheaccidentandtheferociousfightinghappenedinhiswifemind. He thinks that iswifeMrs.Mallarddiedofheartdisease-ofjoythatkills.Secondisthe“armchair”whichMrs.Mallardsitswhenshekeepherselfinherroomafterhear
5、ingofherhusbandsdeath.Thechairisdescribedascomfortableandroomy.Whatsmore,thechairslocationisalsoimportant,itisfacinganopenwindow,(Therestood,facingtheopenwindow,acomfortable,roomyarmchair.Intothisshesank,presseddownbyaphysicalexhaustionthathauntedherbodyandseemedtoreachintohersou)thisseemstosymboliz
6、esrestfromheroppressivelifeandfreedomfromsocietalexpectationsThroughtheopenwindowsheseesmanyothersymbolsfurtheringthefeelingsofgoodnessinthereader.Sheseesthetopsoftreesthat“wereallquiverwiththenewspringlife”symbolizinganewlifetocome,somethingnewhappeninginherlife.Thesettingofa“deliciousbreathofrain”
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