DiscoveringFreedom:ATaleofanHour
Introduction:Thestoryissetinthelate19thcenturyandfollowsthelifeofLouiseMallard,awomanwithaseriousheartcondition.Sheisinformedofherhusband'sdeath,butinsteadofbeingheartbroken,shediscoversanewfoundsenseoffreedom.
DiscoveringFreedom:AsLouisesitsaloneinherroom,shebeginstofeelanoverwhelmingsenseoffreedom.Forthefirsttimeinhermarriedlife,sheisfreetomakeherownchoicesandbeherownperson.Sherealizesthatshenolongerhastoliveherlifeaccordingtoherhusband'swishesandcanfinallystartlivingforherself.
TheIllusionofFreedom:However,beforeLouisecanfullyembracehernewfoundfreedom,herhusbandunexpectedlyreturnshomeandshediesfromaheartattack.Althoughhertimeoffreedomwasbrief,itallowedhertorealizethatshehadbeenlivingalifeofoppressionandthattruefreedomwasworthfightingfor.
Conclusion:Thestoryofanhourteachesusthatthehumanspiritprevailsandthateveninthefaceofoppression,onecandiscovertruefreedom.Sometimesittakesatragedyorheartbreaktorealizethevalueofone'spersonalliberty,anditisuptoindividualstofightfortheirownliberation.
