Write a brief "summary" explaining the article you read. After your brief summary, explain why this issue is of importance to young adults. What advice would you give the writer of the article? 

As we continue to read Kate Chopin's short stories, we follow from 'The Story of an Hour" to "The Storm." Both stories are considered early feminist literature that explore the roles of women. Let's analyze the story by going to deeper levels by answering the following questions.

1. Why does Calixta have the affair? Be thoughtful in your response - Use vocabulary from our scholar sheet.

2. Does she love Bobinot?

3. What kind of marriage do they have?

4. Does Calixta have consummate love for her husband? Why or Why not?

5. Do Calixta and Bobinot have a close, intimate friendship?

"A Joy That Kills"

In Kate Chopin's short story, "The Story of An Hour," the main character Ms. Mallard hears of her husband's death and experiences, to her surprise, the feeling of freedom and exaltation. At the time this story was written it was viewed as "radical" and a departure from how women thought about their lives.  When we read it now, it does not seem as radical as it did back then. What makes,"The Story of An Hour," a radical story for the time?