Story of an Hour

Just before break we read/and or listed to audio of "story of an hour" by Kate Chopin. It's part of an interactive online activity available through ANGEL. I like the story because:

1. it's really short
2. it has a wicked ironic ending - it surprised me.
3. it opens up discussions of women's issues.

Here are discussion questions. I also found a text where you can read the story and clicking on highlighted portions of text reveals some insightful questions - many of which would make a good thesis for a paper. I also recommend checking out the official international Kate Chopin web page.

Librivox, a free public domain digital library of audio books, has audio of this story - so you can listen to it while you read, or download it and listen at your convenience.

If you enjoyed the story, check out "Desiree's Baby". It has that same wicked twist and throws race into the mix.

SP 2010 students ask

1. is this a pro-woman (feminist) story? how and or why?
2. is it normal to imagine the death of a spouse?