Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" appears merely to explore a woman's unpredictable reaction to her husband's assumed death and reappearance, but actually Chopin offers Mrs. Mallard's bizarre story to reveal a problem that was inherent in the institution of our society. By offering a depiction of a marriage, a woman comes to the point where she celebrates the death of her kind and loving husband. Is this celebration humane? Chopin challenges her readers, …showed first 75 words of 697 total…

…showed last 75 words of 697 total…or ethnic background. From the wicked idea of slavery to the construction of the thirteenth and fifteenth amendments, the United States is constantly trying to make this country a better place for all human beings. Unfortunately, the concept of freedom didn't happen over night. It took many years of fighting and debating for this idea to arise, but as Chopin displayed in her story, the concept of freedom is something that is to die for.