Question

the story of an hour
by kate chopin
knowing that mrs. mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husbands death.
it was her sister josephine who told her, in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. her husbands friend richards was there, too, near her. it was he who had been in the newspaper office when intelligence of the railroad disaster was received, with brently mallards name leading the list of \killed.\ he had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad message.
she did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance. she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sisters arms. when the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. she would have
use the text of \the story of an hour\ to answer the question.
how does the storys end contribute to the overall structure of the story?
(1 point)
mrs. mallards unexplained death at the end of the story concludes the storys three - part structure by creating more questions than answers.
the storys surprising ending gives the story a three - part structure that explores the distinction between mrs. mallards public persona and private emotions.
mrs. mallards surprising death at the end of the story brings the two - part structure to a tragic close.
the tragic death of mrs. mallard because of her heart trouble brings the two - part structure of the story full circle.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the story's structure: The story has a two - part structure (the news of husband's death and Mrs. Mallard's internal response).
2. Evaluate the ending: Mrs. Mallard's death (due to heart trouble, likely triggered by the shock of her husband being alive) brings the story full circle. The beginning mentions her heart trouble, and the end's tragic death connects back, completing the two - part structure (the events around the husband's "death" and her emotional journey, then the final tragic end).
3. Eliminate other options:

• The first option says it creates more questions, but the end is a tragic closure, not a source of more questions.
• The second option mentions a three - part structure, but the story is more of a two - part (the news and her reaction, then the end).
• The third option says it brings a two - part structure to a tragic close, but it's not just a close; it brings the structure full circle (connecting to the heart trouble at the start).

Answer:

The tragic death of Mrs. Mallard because of her heart trouble brings the two - part structure of the story full circle.