The Story of an Hour,written by Kate Chopin,depicts a housewife who feels liberated after hearing of her husband’s death.Unlike existing writings centering on the protagonist,this paper makes an attempt to analyze minor characters that show a contrast with the protagonist,which reflects Chopin’s concern on the predicament of women’s longing for freedom in the late 19 th century of America. The Story of an Hour, written by Kate Chopin, a housewife who feels liberated after hearing of her husband’s death. Unwritten existing writings centering on the protagonist, this paper makes an attempt to analyze minor characters that show a contrast with the protagonist, which reflecting Chopin’s concern on the predicament of women’s longing for freedom in the late 19th th of America.