The two stories
of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and Popular Mechanics by
Raymond Carver are similar yet differ in a way. The biggest and
most noticeable similarity is the irony that these stories consist
of. Both of these stories can be made apparent of the horrific
ironic endings. However, these two stories writing styles differ
in many ways.Popular Mechanics is apparently written using
minimalismideas, where The Story of an Hour, has some
minimalism but is more of a classic
short
story. The two stories could be categorized as minimalism
stories but written in different styles to portray different
meanings. There are many comparisons between the two stories but
they also reveal different ideas and meanings.
Carvers story
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The two tug
back and forth for the baby, and in the end the two both yank at
the baby closing the story with, In this manner, the issue was
decided, (Carver 2). This leaves the reader up in the air on what
happened, the reader is
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Reading this
story you are given background information and details about the
main story unlike Popular Mechanics therefore giving it more of a
classic short story feeling. This story is about a woman by the
name of Mrs. Louise Mallard who receives word that her husband has
died in a trainwreck while away on business. In the opening of this
story you are told that Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition and that
any emotional breaking news would be bad and to be caring and
gentle. When she received the news that her husband had passed and
the news was a shock, she went to her room alone to weep and sorrow
over his passing. As the news became processed, she became less sad
and more relieved of her husband's passing. Mrs. Mallard felt as
though she had been set free and the weight of the world was let
off of her shoulders. She finally left her bedroom and returned to
her sisters company after this. But after leaving and walking
downstairs that weight of the world fell onto her as her husband
entered the front door. The shock of her husbands presence and her
failing, weak heart killed her and similarly to the other story, it
ends with great irony, reading, When the doctors came, they said
she had died of heart disease- of joy that kills,
(Chopin
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