Analysis of the Story of an Hour from Feminist Approaches

The Story of an Hour is a short story written by Kate Chopin in 1894. It is mainly about a wife's unexpected response to the news of her husband's death. In this paper, the plot, main characters, and conflicts will first be illustrated, and the author will analyze this story from feminist approaches. We see clearly that women in that time did not have the right to choose their own marriages, and the main character is just one of the victims.