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Mallard supposed to be with her husband by his side and giving him advice she was not. This also lead to the news that they gave her husband had died and she was happy , she felt free. Her sister thought Mrs Mallard was crying in her room or very sad but she was not. “She said it over and over under her breath: Free, Free, Free!”(Kate Chopin 's View on Death And Freedom in the story Of An Hour,1).This was unexpected and weird in many ways . It was expected that Mrs Mallard was going to react differently as she really did. This means that maybe the years she was with her husband she was going to get attached to him but she was not . “Her sister Josephine,reminded us of her conventional thought that women should attach themselves to their husbands”(Kate Chopin 's View on Death and Freedom in the story Of An Hour,1). After that Mrs Mallard wanted her time alone in the room nobody actually knew how she felt in reality. She had a conflict in her life. Mrs. Mallard had her own experiences and thoughts. Love , freedom, and marriage were her things. Maybe she was suffering and she stuck in her mind those ideas and felty all the peace she wanted. She was not really conscious it was between her world and the actual real world she had to face. This leads to her feelings sometimes she wouldn 't love her husband , and sometimes she would and it was all mixed up into different feelings and emotions. When she saw her husband in the door she cried , but it was of happiness not sadness and it was a rare death. We as readers consider that seeing her husband shocked her and anguish when she sees her husband. The doctor eventually said a different thing that the joy killed Mrs. Mallard .” The conflict between Mrs. Mallard’s life and death becomes so irreconcilable that she finally dies of heart disease when she is told that she will see her husband come home alive instead of death in the railroad disaster.”(Kate
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She is now told her husband died so she runs to her bedroom to be left alone. While her sister and family friend are downstairs feeling sorry for her and thinking she is destroyed, Mrs. Mallard comes upon an unsuspected feeling that she is now “free.” Since this story was written in 1894, which was a very tough ti...
While Mrs. Mallard’s husband is dead she feels more free and at peace with herself and also life. She feels as if weight is lifted off of her shoulders. Her husband is not there pressuring her, she is independent and experiencing a new life without him. Also, she feels as though it might be hard without him. As much as it might be hard on her she feels as if it will be equally if not more enjoyable. She will find herself within these new steps and experiences in her
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The story begins with the news of the death of Mrs. Mallard's husband. She takes the news hard at first, but when she is alone in her room, the setting of the room does not convey a scene of sorrow. The setting of the room shows many signs of renewal or rebirths. It suggests that it is a rebirth for Mrs. Mallard. In many respects, it shows a much bigger scene. Mrs. Mallard could be thought ...
The imagery in the middle of the story lets the reader feel as if they were in Mrs. Mallard’s shoes, because it is so heavily detailed. This story’s plot moves quickly along with Mrs. Mallard’s thoughts and lets the readers feel as if they are in her thoughts, which gives the theme more dimension. The tone shifts often, which keeps the reader’s attention throughout the story. Though this is an old piece, the theme still applies to to society today. These elements add layers of depth to “The Story of an Hour” so that readers understand the theme even
Mallard realizes the shocking truth of her husband. At the beginning of the story we discover that Mrs. Mallard suffers from a heart condition when Richard and her sister try to deliver the news with caution; in addition, this indicates that Mrs. Mallard is also very fragile. Moreover, these hold ironies because of her unhappiness in her own marriage; the heart meaning her love for her husband, and the trouble indicating her struggle in her marriage. In “The Story of an Hour” Kate Chopin states, “…she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills.” When Mrs. Mallard heard the news of her husband sudden death we realized that her true feeling were joyful and in a way relieved. Already feeling overwhelmed with her new found freedom, Mrs. Mallard receives another shocking discovery by seeing that her husband was actually alive. This caused her to have a heart attack. When she died her family could’ve presumed she died of happiness for the sudden revelation of her husband return, when in reality her happiness was taken away from her as soon as Mr. Mallard walked through the door. The surprising ending and the irony gave the story a feeling of meaning and understanding of what really was going on in Mrs. Mallards
Mrs Mallard is pretending she is mourning over her husband’s death. She gives the expression that she wants to be alone with her grief, so she locks herself into her room. But because of the third person limited point of view, we know what is really going on inside Mrs Mallard’s mind.
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Mallard has and epiphany while sitting in her room grieving for her late husband. Epiphany is not the only technique that is discovered during the short story. The others that could be seen are: situational and dramatic irony, imagery and symbolism. Mrs. Mallard came to the realization that she can indeed continue living life to the fullest even after the news of her husband’s passing. Imagery is when she was sitting in her room looking out of the window and seeing the sights outside through her window. Both situational and dramatic irony play a role in this story also. Even though Mrs. Mallard had a sick heart, she also was ached by a heavy heart from the news of the passing of her husband but realized that things would be alright but at the end of the short story she saw him (her husband) and died of
“The story of an Hour,”tells the tale of Mrs. Mallard who has fallen victim to the misogynistic oppression of the late nineteenth century. She receives word of her husband’s death, and upon hearing news is filled with a mix of emotions. Ranging from anger,and sorrow, to relief, and joy. She is torn between her desire to be free and her sense of obligation to mourn the loos of her husband. This crates an internal conflict for her, as well as a character verses society conflict due to the fact that she did at times lover her husband and truly feels bad about his death but is also unable to repress her joy, and dreams of her freedom which was not exemptible at the time.
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“The Story of an Hour” was a story set in a time dominated by men. During this time women were dependent on men, but they always dreamed of freedom. Most people still think that men should be dominant and in control. They think that without men, women can’t do anything and that they can’t be happy. Well this story has a twist.