Your analysis will be of the short story, “The Story of an Hour” by writer Kate Chopin. Published in
1894, this story fascinates readers for a number of reasons. The main character, Mrs. Mallard, dies
in this story and the doctors declare that “she had died of heart disease–of the joy that kills.”
Your assignment centers around this question: What really caused Mrs.Mallard’s death? Be sure to
relate your ideas back to concept of “she had died of heart disease-of the joy that kills.”
As you determine your thesis to answer that question,
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