Relationships and Heartache

The Story of an Hour is about a woman, Louise Mallard, who thought she had lost her husband and felt relieved by the news. Later in the story we find out that she is the one who would end up dead and the husband would return home. The roles had reversed and the husband would be the one to either grieve or rejoice. Today, just as when the story was written, a lot of people are not happy in their relationship but still stay in them. Whether you are happy or not in a relationship, you still have to respect the other person’s feelings.

When Louise is mourning her husband's death she hides that she is relieved that he is gone. When she initially found out about the news, she was paralyzed and later started to cry in her sister’s arms. Then, like a normal person, she went into her room by herself to grieve. While in her room she looks outside and sees the blue sky and realizes that she is now free and able to figure out who she really is. It is no coincidence that this story takes place during spring. The season is a reflection of how she sees her life, starting anew. She only knew...