《一小时的故事》是凯特.肖邦众多短篇小说中的佳作。虽然篇幅短小,不足两千字,却以精湛的语言、戏剧性的情节、多变的创作技巧、深邃的主题赢得众多评论家的青睐。故事女主人公马拉德夫人在看到并未死于交通事故的丈夫回到家中的一刹那突发心脏病不治身亡。在看似简单的故事中,作者却独具匠心、笔触细腻地刻画了主人公在生命最后一小时内跌宕起伏的心理变化,反映了一位隐蔽在体面生活下的女性自我 “One Hour Story” is a masterpiece in many short stories by Kate Chopin. Although the space is short, less than two thousand words, it has won the favor of many critics with superb language, dramatic plot, changing writing skills and profound themes. The heroine of the story, Mrs. Mallard, died of a sudden heart attack at the moment she saw her husband, who had not died in a traffic accident, returning home. In the seemingly simple story, the author has his own originality and delicate brushwork depicting the protagonist’s ups and downs in the last hour of life’s psychological changes, reflecting a hidden self-esteem in a decent life