The Awakening vs. "The Story of an Hour"
... Neither woman feels enough gratitude or love from her husband. Because of her entrapment, each woman rejoices when she is finally awoken and set free, allowing her true feelings and inner needs to escape. This similarity is extremely important in both stories because of the ironic twists in the end. Both women achieve their life goals, but each of them dies at the end, rendering their escape useless. Although they both die, there are signifigant differences in their manner of death. Louise’s death results from heart problems caused by the shock of seeing her supposed late husband. Very different is the death of Edna Pontellier. She committed suicide at the climax of her release. Another major difference is that Edna finds ...