Comparing the Use of Images in The Other Wife and The Story of an Hour

Comparing the Use of Images in The different Wife and The Story of an minuteThe former(a) Wife and The Story of an Hour are ii short stories bothseemingly similar and contrast in different ways. In Chopins storywe see that Louise mallard reveals her ironically essential feeling ofjoy and freedom following the word of honor of her conserves death. Louisessensation of freedom is generateed through the engage of vivid naturalimages and color. While in Colettes story the two female protagonistscontrastingly suffer from repression time the other practices freedomand liberty. These contrasting feelings are conveyed by the usage ofvarious color images. Both Chopin and Colette voice communication the theme offreedom and liberty from male control through the corroboratory go for ofnatural, color, and vivid imagery. More often, the natural images areassociated with the setting and the atmosphere, while color imagery isrepeatedly linked to the physical appearance of the characters. In The Story of an Hour Chopins use of natural images develop andconvey the theme of female freedom and liberty. The image of window isone of the well-nigh fundamental symbols which puts across this theme. Thewindow exemplifies the monstrous joy and the ironically naturalfreedom Louise is feeling in her following the news of her husbandsdeath. This oxymoron can be defined as the feeling she knows isconsidered monstrous by society who does not expect her to be gladat her husbands death. The way in which she faces the open windowreveals the new fountain she is looking forward to and herrealization of a fresh start with break her husband. Furthermore, the antecedents application of an image of a tree that were aquiver andthe countless sparrows whic... ...n Chopins The Story of an Hour there is less work forthe readers to work out specific hidden meanings. It is much harderto work out meanings when Alice doesnt do when Marc says weresatisfiedArent we, darling?Throughout the course o f the two stories The Other Wife and The Storyof an Hour, the use of natural, color, and vivid images are anessential peter for both authors to convey the theme of freedom andliberty from male control. The use of the various types of imageryshows the similar techniques Colette and Chopin shared. However, thereare some pip-squeak differences these two stories shared, such as the useof dialogues and narratives as well as one being more symbolic thanthe other. The use of imagery is unspoilt a very small part of all theother features the writers apply to develop the theme of female Freedom& Rights from male control.