Discuss Chopin’s characterization of Louise Mallard as a means to illustrate the oppression inherent in domestic life for married women.

Read “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson.

Read “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin.

You have two questions to answer this week

Each answer has to be 5 sentences or more.

1. The duality of Human Nature. Examine the characters as they relate to this theme. Which characters show two sides of humanity? Which characters are seemingly good-natured; however, they show a different side during the events of the lottery. Make sure you have three different characters or three different moments where a character(s) show two sides.
2. Kate Chopin, in “The Story of an Hour,” makes a statement regarding the unpleasantness of life for wives in a patriarchal culture. Discuss Chopin’s characterization of Louise Mallard as a means to illustrate the oppression inherent in domestic life for married women.