Louise Mallard
E340862
Louise Mallard is the introspective protagonist of Kate Chopin’s short story who briefly experiences a profound sense of personal freedom after hearing of her husband’s reported death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louise Mallard canonical | 3 |
| Mrs. Mallard | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ short story character ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Story of an Hour ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
female self-assertion
ⓘ
freedom and confinement ⓘ irony ⓘ marital oppression ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
imaginative
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| deathCauseDescribedAs | joy that kills ⓘ |
| diesAtMomentOf | husband’s unexpected return ⓘ |
| diesFrom | heart failure ⓘ |
| experiences |
emotional awakening
ⓘ
sense of personal freedom ⓘ |
| firstLearnsOfHusbandsDeathFrom | Josephine ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Vogue magazine (1894) via The Story of an Hour ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Richards ⓘ |
| hasHealthCondition | heart trouble ⓘ |
| hasSister | Josephine ⓘ |
| initialReactionToHusbandsDeath | grief ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
|
| looksOutAt | open window ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativePerspectiveOn | inner emotional life ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| newsOfHusbandsDeathBroughtBy | Richards ⓘ |
| perceivesOutsideWorldAs | full of new life and possibilities ⓘ |
| realizes |
desire for independence
ⓘ
possibility of living for herself ⓘ |
| relationshipToHusbandDescribedAs | sometimes loving but constraining ⓘ |
| roleInWork | protagonist ⓘ |
| settingContext | late 19th-century American society ⓘ |
| spendsKeySceneIn | her bedroom ⓘ |
| spouse | Brently Mallard ⓘ |
| subsequentReactionToHusbandsDeath | joy ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conflict between marriage and selfhood
ⓘ
female desire for autonomy ⓘ |
| thinksOfFutureAs | years that would belong to her absolutely ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorToCritique | patriarchal marriage norms ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mrs. Mallard