The modern society, influenced by both political corruption and moral scrutiny, will eternally exist as long as we continue to ignore its imperfection. However, two people who don't accede to the flaws of our society are Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Kate Chopin. In both their literature, we observe an aggressive attack against the social imperfections of our society.
             In 1851, an up and coming Modernist was born into a world crippled by corruption and putrid beliefs. However, she planned to change the prejudice and bias world by using only the indicative truth of her modernistic thoughts. Kate Chopin wrote novels and short stories containing fictional material. However, lying underneath the stories were ideas questioning the morals of the 19th century society. One of the many stories consisting of this technique is "The Story of an Hour."
             "The Story of an Hour" was written in the form of fictional literature, but contains an argument contending against the social mores of the society. The story expresses the inequality between genders and effectively implies that 19th century women were confined from the freedom which men were entitled.
             The story began with a concise description of Mrs. Mallard, which included the fact that she was "afflicted with a heart trouble" (page 74, line 1). Her fragility not only afflicted her physical ability, but also limited her ability to accept emotional issues. Therefore, the death of her husband was an issue that had to be gently indicated to her with "broken sentences" and "veiled hints" (page 74, line 3). Struck by sudden grief and anguish, she isolated herself from others in front of an open window where she could see "the tops of trees that were aquiver with new spring life" (page 74, line 18). This line is a metaphor anticipating the beginning of a new chapter in her life; the tree representing her and the sp...