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

Comparing the Use of Images in The Other Wife and The Story of an bitThe Other Wife and The Story of an arcminute are two short stories bothseemingly similar and contrasting in different ways. In Chopins storywe see that Louise Mallard reveals her ironically internal feeling ofjoy and exemption following the news of her husbands death. Louisessensation of freedom is conveyed through the use of vivid inseparableimages and color. While in Colettes story the two female protagonistscontrastingly suffer from repression while the former(a) practices freedomand liberty. These contrasting feelings are conveyed by the routine ofvarious color images. Both Chopin and Colette address the theme offreedom and liberty from male control through the indirect use of subjective, 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 Chopi ns use of natural images develop andconvey the theme of female freedom and liberty. The image of window isone of the most 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 beginning she is facial expression forward to and herrealization of a fresh start without her husband. Furthermore, theauthors 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 answer when Marc says weresatisfiedArent we, pet?Throughout the course of the two stories The Other Wife and The Storyof an Hour, the use of natural, color, and vivid images are anessential tool 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 minor 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 just a very small part of all theother features the writers used to develop the theme of female Freedom& Rights from male control.