Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Story of an Hour Vs Bernice Bobs Her Hair The "Story of an Hour" is the story of a woman named Mrs. Mallard who is told of her husband's supposed death and is moved, in the span of one hour, from grief, to joy, and finally to death because of the news. "Bernice Bobs her Hair" is the story of a girl named Bernice who goes from being a social misfit to being popular and then back again all because of a visit with her cousin. Immediately we see that both stories share a common thread in that they both deal with the main characters experiencing numerous changes. Furthermore, the two stories also contain one single event apiece that serves as a catalyst for these changes. However, when we carefully dissect the two stories even further, we see that there are also many differences between the two. The time span in which the two stories take place is one major variation. How each character feels at the end of the
Mallard starts her transformations with sorrow. "Bernice Bobs her Hair" seems to contain "be happy with who you are" as an underlying truth. In "Bernice Bobs her Hair", the catalyst that puts the transformations in motion is the confrontation between Bernice and her cousin Marjorie. "The Story of an Hour" would have never took place if not for the specific event of Mrs Mallard being told of her husband's alleged death. In "Bernice Bobs her Hair", the main character starts the story wanting to be popular with men but has no idea how to do it. Mallard is first saddened by the news of her husbands supposed death, then she thinks of how much she disliked him, and is happy about the event, and once she finds out that he is still alive, she is brought to death. She only begins to understand popularity after her cousin tears her down and transforms her into a confident and "modern" woman. The Story of an Hour's main theme is Irony. The change from sorrow to joy in such a short time contributes to this theme. Mallard undergoes takes, well, an hour. She never would have undergone the transformations of sorrow, joy, and death if she had never heard the news. The same large amount of changes occurs in The Story of an Hour. In the "Story of an Hour", the transformations Mrs. Mallard's shock and ultimate death, is another ironic transformation given that her husband was, in fact, alive.
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