KATE CHOPIN

GUIDED QUESTION

In what ways were women

limited in 19th- century

America?

WOMEN’S RIGHTS

Women living in the United States in the 19th

century, or the 1800s, had few rights.

Women were not allowed to vote.

Very few women went to college.

Education was considered only important

for men.

KATE CHOPIN

Born in St. Louis

Wealthy and privileged

Raised by strong women, causing her to become

independent

Married; husband died and raised 6 kids

First story publish 1889

Considered one of the most significant writers in the

American Canon

THE STORY OF AN HOUR

There are three types of Irony • Verbal Irony: The writer or speaker says one

thing, but really means something completely different.

• Situational Irony: What is expected to happen is the opposite of what actually occurs.

• Dramatic Irony: The reader or audience knows something that the characters do not.

IRONY GROUP WORK

IRONY QUESTIONS

• How is Irony used to forward the

plot and character development in “The

Story of an Hour”?

What effect does irony have on you as

the reader?

How would “The Story of an Hour”

change if there was no irony?

STORY LINE

REVEALING THE TRUTH

On the back of the same piece of paper, you will be

revealing the truth about a specific scene from the text .

On one half of the paper, you will draw the scene as told in

the story. One the other half of the paper, you will draw the

reality of the scene (you must infer and interpret particular

scenes using information from our discussion and activities

done prior).