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A Study into Feminist Consciousness of
The Story of an Hour


Abstract
：
According to interpretation of the social background of the American
South at the end of the 19
th

century and the Kate Chopin’s life experience in
the
illustration
of
the
text
and
analyze
the
historical
background
of
the
leading
role
’s self consciousness,
uncovering American society ignored the value of
women and the shackles of a free spirit. With the help of the analysis of the
writing technique, we can better understand the theme of freedom and death in
the story.

Key words:
Women
’
s consciousness; Kate Chopin;
The Story of an Hour


I. Introduction

Kate Chopin is one of American’s most important women writers of the 19
th

century. His representative work “Awakening” is re
cognized for performance
pioneer of feminist thought.
“The Story of an Hour,”
published in 1894, is a
boutique in Chopin’s
short story.

In this novel, a young
woman learned
that her
husband died in a railway accident. She wept returned to the room. Slowly, she
began to realize their soul changes: “she whispered, ‘free, free, free! ’...
she know in spent a long time after the pain, she will complete her own.” Then,
without warning, she did not take the train’s husband, open the door came in.
When she saw him, her heart stops beating. Around her everyone thinks she was
happy will like this. Is she really happy to hear the news that her husband is
dead

This article is a feminist novel. Male chauvinist led to sexual inequality,
feminism
advocates
also
should
avoid
too
extreme
tendency
(such
as
novel
transcendence
of
male
fantasy).
We
even
western
social
feminism
and
the
ultimate
goal of equality for all (real sense of equality). Not any party surpassed and
superior.


II. The social background of Feminist Consciousness

Overall,
the
United
States
in
the
19
th

century,
legal,
religious
and
traditional
practices
strict
restrictions
on
women,
especially
Southern
women’s
rights.
They
could
not
vote,
cannot
make
their
voices
heard
in
the
political
sphere;
most of the work refused to hire female staff, the majority of women can only
perform household chores; proportion of educated women is far lower than that
of men.
Ethical, Southern women are
more
bound and repressed. According
to
Southern
tradition,
women
are
the
incarnation
of
virtue.
They
are
full
of
compassion, tolerance, patience, loyalty obedience. They are bound in the moral
paradigm throne, worshiped by others. For married women, the society has given
them
more
bondage.
For
example:
many
states
expressly
provide
that
married
women
have no right to sign contracts, and cannot own property, cannot even dispose
of
their
own
income.
Whatever
the
reason, if
the
couple
divorce,
the
wife
cannot
get
custody
of
the
children.
The
perfect
wife
should
be
submissive,
gentle,
pious,
and therefore not suitable for the complex and volatile political and business,
the best choice is a wife, mother. From the mid-19th century, American society
has experienced ethnic conflicts, the Civil War, the abolition of slavery and
the highly developed capitalist economy, people
’
s thinking has also happened
unprecedented
transformation.
The
women
began
questioning
traditional
practices
imposed
on
the
role
of
a
woman,
issued
a
challenge
to
the
values
of
the
patriarchal
society.
Northern
women
first
began
to
fight
for
equal
rights
to
work,
education.
They believe that women and men should be equal access to political, economic,
religious status, which completely changed the ideological built in the male
dominated society. The Civil War and the abolition of slavery greatly changed
people
’
s
ideology,
the
northern
growing
feminist
movement
gradually
penetrated
into
the
political
and
economic
activities
in
the
South,
Southern
women
also
began
to demand work and education. They called for social reform, to get rid of the
shackles
of
women
’
s
stereotypes
in
a
patriarchal
society,
against
the
rules
and
prohibitions
imposed
by
society.
More
and
more
women
with
high
social
status
are
knocking at the door to the career which a man who once ruled. Women began to
move
out
of
the
shadow
of
the
man,
in
all
aspects
of
social
life
as
an
independent
individual.

Kate Chopin is a writer of this era. Of course, her feminist ideology is
inextricably
linked
with
her
family
environment.
She
was
born
in
1850
in
St.
Louis,
Missouri. His father is Irish descent and his mother was French descent. When
she
was
five
years
old,
his
father
died
in
an
accident
when
traveling.
Since
then,
the
young
Kate,
who
lived
with
a
widowed
mother,
a
grandmother
and
her
grandmother.
Their wisdom,
independent and strong,
had a tremendous impact for
the
Kate
character and future creation. Kate has been gender equality in education and
the impact of feminist ideas in this family. In the process of growing up, she
showed
a
strong
rebellion,
and
out
of
tune
with
the
social
requirements
for
women.
At age 20, Kate married Oscar Chopin who was born in a rich family. Oscar Chopin
appreciates Kate
’
s sense of independence and intelligence very much, doubly
respected
her
concept
of
freedom
and
equality.
Unfortunately,
proper
middle-aged,
Oscar
Chopin
died
of
malaria,
Kate
began
his
literary
creation
in
the
short-term
management
of
her
husband's
legacy
business
and
was
a
great
success.
In
her
works,
Kate
continues
to
explore
the
idea
of
women
liberation
road,
challenge
the
concept
of equality and pursuit individual freedom. This freedom is not just physical
liberation, and spiritual independence and resistance for the feudal concept in
the male dominated society.

“The Story of an Hour,”
while not directly accountable to the reader the
social
background
of
the
story
takes
place.
But
from
the
context,
we
can
determine
Louise
is
a
housewife
in
high
society,
and
In
real
life
has
always
been
to
suppress
her
individuality.
Before
she
heard
her
husband’
s
death
which
is
misinformation,
she
did
not
have
the
opportunity
to
express
views
on
their
marriage,
just
obedience
and
tolerant.
When
she
heard
this
rumor
which
as
the
opportunity
wake
her
feminist
consciousness. Let her know, though she loved their husbands, but most of the
time
in
her
marriage
is
not
love.
Combined
with
the
social
reality
of
the
American
South in
the 19th century,
and
the author’s spiritual pursuit
,
the
sudden
awakening of her feminist consciousness can be found not only logical, but the
novel is full of dramatic change, and therefore more powerful.



III.
The
Creative
Approach
of
the
Performance
of
Female
Consciousness

.
Use
contrast
to
highlight
the
significance
of
Female
Consciousness

Chopin successfully use the two sets of sharp contrast, portrayed Louise
sudden
awakening
of
feminist
consciousness:
The
set
of
comparison
is
the
different
reactions
of
Louise
and
her
sister
Josephine
and
her
husband's
friend
Richards when they heard Brently Mallard's death; The other group is the haze
of
death
and
the
nature
of
the
recovery.
Louise
down
uncontrollably,
crying
in
the arms of her sister when she heard the new of her
husband’s death
. After
this,
Louise
alone
back
to
the
bedroom
on
the
second
floor,
wearily
down
on
the
sofa,
choking
back
tears.
Slowly
calmed
down,
she
felt
their
feelings
changed,
and this change is that she never experienced or even unimaginable, Therefore