“The Story of an Hour”

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  1. What is the tone of paragraphs 5-9? How do you know?
  2. What is the attitude of the narrator toward marriage? How do you know?
  3. How do the attitudes of Louise’s sister and Richards contribute to the irony of the story?
  4. Consider the tone of the last paragraph. Infer the author’s opinion about the way men view their importance to women.

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