General Argument: This is a Feminist piece/Louise Mallard was unhappy in her

marriage/Story of an Hour was representation of Kate chopins life and inspired by

her mothers life
Thesis: The Story of an Hour is representational of Kate chopins life, inspired by
her mothers life, it is a feminist piece expressed through the character of Louise
Mallard.
Body Outline:
Para.1: Maybe introduce what is feminism and possibly talk about feminism in the
19th century
Para. 2: Talk about what marriage was like in the 19 th century The introduce
marriage roles
Para. 3: Introduce who Kate Chopin is
Para. 4: Talk more in depth about feminism in the 19 th century.
Para. 5: introduce the main character
Para. 6: talk about the story and or give a summary of what happened in the story
Para. 7. : Discuss the feminist elements in the storyGive example of instances that
I feel showed feminism. Give examples of why I feel Louise mallard didnt love her
husband.
Para. 8: Give examples of parallels between Kate Chopins mothers life and Louise .
Para. 9: Give further examples of feminist features in the story.
Para. 10: talk about Louises reaction to her husbands death.
Para. 11: maybe find an article that talks about peoples tendency to draw from
their own experiences when writing. OR /
Para 5.

Constuctiing the paper

Intro...
Body
Often times when one hears the word feminism or a woman proudly saying that she
is a feminist they are appalled by such language. It is as if the woman is swearing at
them. Feminism by definition is advocacy of womens rights on the grounds of
social, political, and economic equality. Therefore, one may ask what is wrong with
that? What is so distasteful about womens rights? This is an argument goes back to
the 19th century.(TO BE CONTINUED)
Para 2.
Story of an Hour author Kate Chopin was born February 8 1850. Kate grew up in St.
Louis Missouri to a French mother and Irish father. Kate was raised with a lot of love
and grew up very nurtured from the various women in her life but she experienced a
lot of tragedy as well. Her father died in a railroad accident and she grew up during
the civil war in a city that was divided between the Union and the Confederate army.
Kate Chopin later met and married her husband Oscar Chopin. She and her
husband had six children together and lived in Louisiana. Around age thirty, Kate
became a widow and was forced to raise six children by herself therefore Kate
returned home to St. Louis Missouri to live with her mother. It was after her
husbands death, when Kate started to write. Many of Kates stories have been
argued to be feminist pieces giving off the themes about women and marriage.
Kate Chopins story, The Awakening was highly criticized because of it