Story of an hour
The first thought that comes to mind is IRONY! Kate Chaplin's "Story of an hour" has the ability within the first few sentences make you feel sorry for the freshly widowed woman, filled with unimaginable pain but by the second paragraph when she reveals the joy from being set free from a loveless marriage and feeling of imprisonment I felt happy for her freedom. I completely understand the feeling of finally being free from the shackles of the responsibility to someone other than yourself or your child. The irony for me is the excitement, the dream, the freedom all swept away in the blink of an eye when Mallard returned unharmed causing her to be free in a different form than she wanted or desired to be freed by death.