What social issue does Kate Chopin primarily depict in her story "The Story of an Hour"?
the defeatist attitude of genteel nineteenth-century women
the inner concerns of ordinary women in the nineteenth century
the abusive treatment women commonly suffered in the nineteenth century
the establishment of traditional gender roles that confined women to the kitchen
the rise and spread of patriarchy to all the major institutions in society

Respuesta :

The social issue that Kate Chopin primarily depict in “The Story of an Hour” is the inner concerns of ordinary women in the nineteenth-century. Though happily married to his husband who passed away, Mrs. Mallard has this feeling of freedom when her sister gave the news of the sudden death of his husband. Nonetheless, realizing that a woman’s existence does not depend upon her relationship with men.

Answer:

B. the inner concerns for ordinary women in the 19th century