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Some storiesfor instance, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridgearenoted for their surprise endings. How can it be claimed that The Story of an Hour has a triple surprise ending?
 
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Is Mrs. Mallards sorrow at the news of her husbands death merely feigned?Try to account for her sudden changes of feeling.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 20, 2018
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  • Surprise ending l: Mrs. Mallard realizes that her husbands death has left her unexpectedly happy. Surprise ending 2: Her husband is still alive. Surprise ending 3: She dies herself. The Story of an Hour has been criticized for having a rigged ending that strikes some readers as a cheap trick. But the convention is used here not merely for its shock value but also to illuminate Mrs.



Mallards repressed resentment against her husband.

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  • Undoubtedly her grief is sincere. Caught within a conventional marriage, she has not realized the freedom she has been denied. Notice that her rush of new joy, her looking forward to a whole new life, begins when she observes that spring is bursting forth, too, in the natural world.



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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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