This contrasts sharply with the sections in which she seems indifferent or emotionally detached. For example, in the quote above that begins with the very simple statement in one of the quotes from “Story of an Hour,” “And yet she loved him – sometimes.” Often she didn’t,” which demonstrates emotional passivity, but as the short paragraph continues and her true emotions come to the fore, the language comes alive with her character. The cut line above is followed by “Whatever!” What could love, the unsolved mystery count for in the face of this possession of self-affirmation which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being! It is important to notice not only that the language comes alive with the use of words like “mystery,” “possession,” and “impulse,” but also that the wording itself changes. The initial emotions described in these quotes from Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" (click for full plot summary) in which she was passive are short, tidy sentences, but as soon as she begins to feel an emotion, sentences expand. and the whole of a massive thought about "his being" becomes a very long sentence which contrasts with the previous one.