Forum 9: “Emotions in ‘The Story of an Hour'” by Selina Jamil
Paper details:
Answer these following questions:
1. Explain what Jamil’s thesis is. What does Jamil argue is the role of emotions in “The Story of an Hour”?
2. Explain specific references to what Kate Chopin wrote in “The Story of an Hour” that Jamil uses to prove her thesis.
3. Jamil references five scholars to support and develop her analysis of the role of emotions in “The Story of an Hour”: Norma Basch, R. J. Dolan, John Deigh, William James, and M.H. Abrams.
Explain each scholar’s idea and how Jamil uses that idea to support her thesis? (Be sure to write complete sentences and paragraphs and do NOT just list each scholar.)
4. Explain some of the examples from the story Jamil uses to illustrate the contrast between emotions and reason that she argues illustrates the power of female emotions dramatized in the story? Discuss the characters that represent “reason” or societal norms and their relationship to Louise Mallard’s emotions? Discuss the internal struggle Louise Mallard has between reason (societal expectations) and her own feelings and desires.
5. How does Jamil conclude her essay? What does Jamil interpret is the ultimate message of “The Story of an Hour”? Think about how Mrs. Mallard for much of her life relied exclusively on her husband to interpret the outside world for her. Triggered by the very strong emotions that the news of Mr. Brently Mallard’s death created, what is Louise Mallard finally able to do for herself. According to Jamil, what does Louise Mallard’s act of dying upon seeing her husband is still alive symbolize?
Notes on your final paper:
– Before you start to summarize the source and discuss it, you need to clearly name the source by full title and full name of the author and write a topic sentence that organizes your summary paragraphs. Example: In her research essay on “Emotions in ‘The Story of an Hour,'” Selina Jamil analyzes the role of female emotions in Kate Chopin’s short story about a married woman in late nineteenth century America. (Do not just copy or plagiarize my example. Use it as a guide to help you to write your own topic sentence. Note: essay titles are put in quotation marks. If a quote appears inside a quote, then use single quotation marks inside the double quotation marks: “Emotions in ‘The Story of an Hour.'” Ending punctuation goes inside the closing quotation marks.)
– Write complete sentences and paragraphs. Do NOT just list terms or write fragmented notes. Keep in mind that this is an advanced college English class, so use proper grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
– Remember to properly refer to the author by last name when referencing the source. When first mentioned, write the full name of an author; thereafter, write the last name. Use phrases like, “According to Jamil” and “Jamil argues.”
– Provide proper in-text parenthetical citations per MLA guidelines for all quoted and paraphrased information from the textbook (Do NOT plagiarize.)
– Do not be too general or short.
1. Explain what Jamil’s thesis is. What does Jamil argue is the role of emotions in “The Story of an Hour”?
2. Explain specific references to what Kate Chopin wrote in “The Story of an Hour” that Jamil uses to prove her thesis.
3. Jamil references five scholars to support and develop her analysis of the role of emotions in “The Story of an Hour”: Norma Basch, R. J. Dolan, John Deigh, William James, and M.H. Abrams.
Explain each scholar’s idea and how Jamil uses that idea to support her thesis? (Be sure to write complete sentences and paragraphs and do NOT just list each scholar.)
4. Explain some of the examples from the story Jamil uses to illustrate the contrast between emotions and reason that she argues illustrates the power of female emotions dramatized in the story? Discuss the characters that represent “reason” or societal norms and their relationship to Louise Mallard’s emotions? Discuss the internal struggle Louise Mallard has between reason (societal expectations) and her own feelings and desires.
5. How does Jamil conclude her essay? What does Jamil interpret is the ultimate message of “The Story of an Hour”? Think about how Mrs. Mallard for much of her life relied exclusively on her husband to interpret the outside world for her. Triggered by the very strong emotions that the news of Mr. Brently Mallard’s death created, what is Louise Mallard finally able to do for herself. According to Jamil, what does Louise Mallard’s act of dying upon seeing her husband is still alive symbolize?
Notes on your final paper:
– Before you start to summarize the source and discuss it, you need to clearly name the source by full title and full name of the author and write a topic sentence that organizes your summary paragraphs. Example: In her research essay on “Emotions in ‘The Story of an Hour,'” Selina Jamil analyzes the role of female emotions in Kate Chopin’s short story about a married woman in late nineteenth century America. (Do not just copy or plagiarize my example. Use it as a guide to help you to write your own topic sentence. Note: essay titles are put in quotation marks. If a quote appears inside a quote, then use single quotation marks inside the double quotation marks: “Emotions in ‘The Story of an Hour.'” Ending punctuation goes inside the closing quotation marks.)
– Write complete sentences and paragraphs. Do NOT just list terms or write fragmented notes. Keep in mind that this is an advanced college English class, so use proper grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
– Remember to properly refer to the author by last name when referencing the source. When first mentioned, write the full name of an author; thereafter, write the last name. Use phrases like, “According to Jamil” and “Jamil argues.”
– Provide proper in-text parenthetical citations per MLA guidelines for all quoted and paraphrased information from the textbook (Do NOT plagiarize.)
– Do not be too general or short.
