write a clear, well-organized, formal, analytical five-paragraph essay about the meaning of the ending of one or two of the following short stories:

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Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour and Guy de Maupassant’s The Necklace
Kate Chopin’s The Story of an Hour was published in 1894. The author focuses on ideas of liberation and freedom in Louise Mallard’s life. She is the protagonist being oppressed by her husband. A message about the latter’s death elicits short-lived joy and content in Louise’s existence. The dénouement of Chopin’s story delineates an unexpected plot twist which accentuates the theme in The Story of an Hour.
As Louise’s ironically rejoices the death of her husband, she receives news about Brently’s falsified death. In the second last paragraph, Chopin says, “It was Brently Mallard…” Her readers are quite surprised by his appearance at the door. Louise, on seeing her husband, collapses on the spot. The ending of Chopin’s story is representative of independence as the value in the lives of human beings. Despite a salient turn of events in the text, Louise’s reaction apropos of her husband’s death depicts the importance of freedom and independence. She is smothered by Brently merely because of his affiliation with the male sex.
The protagonist in Chopin’s story is representative of numerous females suffering in the marriage institution. As Louise enjoys peace and mind in her bedroom after receiving news of Brently’s death, Chopin’s protagonist represents the extent of struggles that she undergoes in the hands of her chauvinistic husband. When she collapses, readers understand Louise’s preference for non-existence rather than leading a life of pain and torture.

Guy de Maupassant’s text, The Necklace, published in 1884 also portrays an unexpected dénouement. While most of the story’s plot revolves around Madam Matilda Loisel and her husband, individuals that struggle to make their ends meet. Loisel’s husband’s inability to provide for his wife forces her to borrow a necklace from Madame Jeanne Forestier. She loses the necklace unfortunately and languishes in debt trying to replace the dime. While both the characters and readers believe that Madame Forestier’s necklace is expensive, they learn that it is counterfeit. Just like Chopin’s story, Maupassant surprises his readers by changing the events in the text’s plot.
The Necklace is important in describing the concept of power in the lives of human beings. When Loisel borrows a necklace from Madame Forestier, she automatically concludes its value as a result of the latter’s power and status in society. Loss of the latter’s necklace, therefore, interferes with Loisel’s ability to lead a satisfactory life as she drains her bank account to replace it. The author captures his readers’ attention by incorporating an unpredictable twist while delineating the influence of power in human lives.
In contrasting The Story of an Hour and The Necklace, I am captured by the former. Chopin’s plot twists depict the evident oppression in marriage institutions. It is important for human beings to acquire independence so as to survive without others. If Louise was not smothered by her husband, she would not be pleased by the news of his death; simply to acquire liberation and freedom. The use of death as a symbol of release delineates the dysfunctional nature of Louise’s marriage to Brently. Both stories describe unexpected endings and plot twists which offer readers insight into the human mind.
These psychological reactions are directly related to human values and actions, as portrayed by both authors in these texts. While Kate Chopin addresses independence in the marriage institution, Guy Maupassant’s primary focus is on power and its effects on the lives of different human beings.