Question

The following line from "The Story of an Hour" shows a thought Mrs. Mallard has about marriage: "A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination." Which best paraphrases her thought?

Getting married is a crime if it is done with cruel intentions.
Even if it is done with good intentions, confining a woman to marriage is a crime.
Marriage is less a crime if the people both have kind intentions.
It is not a crime to confine a woman to marriage if the husband's intentions are good.

Answer 1

I love the "Story of an Hour". The second option where it says " Even if it is done with good intentions, confining a woman to marriage is a crime" is the correct answer. She talks about freedom from her husband and she feels great relief that he died whch justifies why that option is the correct one.

Answer 2

The statemnet which paraphrases her thought is Even if it is done with good intentions, confining a woman to marriage is a crime. Thus the correct answer is B.

What is paraphrasing?

 A technique to put someone else ideas in your words without changing the meaning of the statement is called Paraphrasing. It involves reading an article from the newspaper or summarising it in your own words precisely.

In the story  "The Story of an Hour" the thoughts of Mrs. Mallard were described on the concept of marriage as "A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination."

In this situation, it is considered as  She tells of leaving her husband, and she confesses her happiness that he passed away as confining a woman to marry is a crime according to her.

Therefore, option B Even if it is done with good intentions, confining a woman to marry is a crime is an appropriate answer.

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