Vanessa Rivera

 Set in Spain in 1927, there was a guy and a girl in a train station, waiting to go to Madrid so that the young girl could get an operation. From the annotations from the story, it is known to the reader that this girl is getting an abortion. Though there is no mentioning the ages of the characters, based on the keywords "girl", and "man", it looks to me like it's a very young girl, possibly a teenager, and an older man. Whatever has occurred, presumably an unwanted pregnancy based on the quotes by the man, especially when he mentions the fact that things will be just like the way they were before. And that they will be happy again because this "occurrence" is what makes them unhappy. The man seems agitated and the girl seems very unsure of getting this operation done. Perhaps her motherly instincts are kicking in, and the last thing she wants to feel is shame and regret about getting the presumed "abortion". In 1927, abortion was illegal in ...

 During a time when women had no voice, Kate Chopin wrote a delicate piece called "The Story of an Hour". Due to the name of the title,one can assume that this occurred within 1 hour, the hour that changed multiple people's lives. Let's start with the main character, Mrs. Mallard. A young, presumably attractive housewife with a heart condition. Upon learning of her husband's death, she locks herself in her room, and weeps briefly before the realization hits her. She is a widow, which means she no longer has a husband. She is no longer oppressed or considered someone else's property. Though she is aware that her feelings are taboo and she kind of feels guilty about feeling this newfound joy, she cannot but help feel free and overjoyed. She starts fantasizing about her new life and realizes that she will live for herself, with no baggage or anybody else to hold her down. She opens her window, and takes in the visual of nature, from the bright white clouds to the...