Question

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

Answer 1

The social issue that Kate Chopin primarily depicts in her story "The Story of an Hour" is the inner concerns of ordinary women in the nineteenth century.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is "the establishment of traditional gender roles that confined women to the kitchen".

Explanation:

The short story "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin tells the story of Louise Mallard, a woman that eventually feels relief and liberation when she hear that her husband died to later figure out that this is not the case. The husband of Mallard was not mean or abusive, but Mallard was trapped into a relationship that did not let her feel free. The main social issue depicted in the story is the traditional gender roles that put women in domesticated confinement. This is noticed by how she feels liberation when she realizes that is spring has come by opening the window of her house.