Mrs Mallard's Death In The Story Of An Hour

Kate Chopin's the “Story of an Hour" is a story of an hour in the life of Mrs. Louise Mallard, a young woman was told her husband has died and in which brought her happiness and freedom rather than grief. In “The Story of an Hour,” the fact that Mrs. Mallard is “afflicted with a heart trouble” develops an ironic reality (par. 1). She felt emotionally displeased with her husband and in the marriage. Mr. Mallard loved his wife sincerely and was not aware of what his wife thought about their marriage. Even though Mrs. Mallard felt great sorrow for her husband death, her grief was incomparable to the overwhelming joy she felt from her newfound freedom. She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance (par. 3). Most women shattered and are devastated with the news of their husband’s death. Mrs. Mallard’s reaction was unlikely different than what was expected by her sister Josephine. In most situations, the first stage is denial. Most women after hearing the new of their husband’s death do not believe anything like that even happen. In Mrs. Mallard’s situation, she did not even misbelieve the news or even question her sister. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms (par. 3). The tears

1). Mrs. Mallard had a realization of her identity and what she is without being committed to her husband; also known as quest for identity. The “Story of an hour” shows more than one theme that interplays throughout the story in various ways. The story though was ironic and shocking at the end how Mr. Mallard shows up alive. When her husband enters the home and she dies from the shock, her sister thinks she dies from happiness, from "joy that kills," but analyzing the story the result are different. She actually died from disappointment, from losing her freedom that she had just found for an