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【Abstract】Irony is one of the most representative features in the Story of an Hour. When Mrs. Mallard knew that her husband died， she became wild with joy， which is an irony. When the doctor declared his diagnose of the death cause of Mrs. Mallard as “of joy that kills” after seeing her husband， it is another irony. According to Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche， the irony can be explained as the outer appearance of the conflict within the heroine between her ego and superego.
【Key words】id; ego; superego; irony; freedom
【作者簡介】贾可睿，北京林业大学外语学院。
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Kate Chopin（1851～1904） was a writer whose mind had gone beyond the time. In many of her literary works， Chopin has featured numerous unusual female characters， which are later explained by many scholars as the awakening feminism and women rebellious for individual freedom. The Story of an Hour is one of this kind， in which Chopin had shown her exquisite talents in designing an unexpected ending. This article mainly focuses on analyzing the irony in this novel. I believe that the irony of this novel is the effect of heroine’s ego（her crave for individual freedom） and superego（the moral senses upon her） resulting into conflicts.
To illustrate my point of view here， we must first understand Freud’s theory of id， ego and superego. According to this Freudian model of the psyche， the id is referred to as human’s most primitive instincts. It only applies to human desires and does not regard any social bounds， therefore would most likely cause conflicts with social regulations. The ego is separated from id when the conflict happens， and it is
【Key words】id; ego; superego; irony; freedom
【作者簡介】贾可睿，北京林业大学外语学院。
1. Main passage
Kate Chopin（1851～1904） was a writer whose mind had gone beyond the time. In many of her literary works， Chopin has featured numerous unusual female characters， which are later explained by many scholars as the awakening feminism and women rebellious for individual freedom. The Story of an Hour is one of this kind， in which Chopin had shown her exquisite talents in designing an unexpected ending. This article mainly focuses on analyzing the irony in this novel. I believe that the irony of this novel is the effect of heroine’s ego（her crave for individual freedom） and superego（the moral senses upon her） resulting into conflicts.
To illustrate my point of view here， we must first understand Freud’s theory of id， ego and superego. According to this Freudian model of the psyche， the id is referred to as human’s most primitive instincts. It only applies to human desires and does not regard any social bounds， therefore would most likely cause conflicts with social regulations. The ego is separated from id when the conflict happens， and it is