Mrs Mallard's Experience of Freedom in The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

In the “ The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions Seneca Falls Conference”, Elizabeth Stanton writes that, “[mankind] has endeavored in every way that he could, to destroy her confidence” which would “make her willing to lead a dependent life”. With men taking away women’s confidence, the women would be forced onto dependence on men which would limit their access to the American Dream. In the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, the narrator repetitively keeps saying, “free,free,free” after getting news of her husband’s death. After his death, the narrator realised that she could be free and independent and could lead a life where she would be in control of, unlike many women during that time. The narrator is overwhelmed

In the short story “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin, the character Mrs. Mallard is a grieving wife who pictures her life by herself. While grieving her husband’s death, she is thinking about being free and independent. Mrs. Mallard and women in the days where they depended on their husbands to provide for the family, while they stayed home and took care of the house. “But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would be hers absolutely.” (Chopin 548) She was a sympathetic character who loved her husband but is ready to be free. Mrs. Mallard’s reactions to Mr. Mallard’s death is justified by the way she grieves for him. The way she is dealing with the loss of her husband is admirable, even though in the end it kills her.

Anyone who receives notice of a loved ones death is never expected to take it lightly. In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Mrs. Mallard is informed of her husbands “death” as gently as possible, and immediately she understands the enormous significance this loss will have on her life. Unlike many widow’s, her feelings of utter devastation do not last. Mrs. Mallard’s sobs of loss turn to cries of joy after she reflects upon her own character and discovers truths about her marriage.

Mrs. Mallard in "The Story of an Hour" had to deal with a sort of burden. Her husband had control over her "body and soul". She felt that he lived her life for her and did "not believe that anyone had the right to impose a private will on a fellow creature" (Chopin). This control caused her to long for freedom from her husband's harsh behavior. Mrs. Mallard

And eventually die together as comrades. In the story of an hour the irony is whenever Mrs. Mallard neighbors find out that her husband has died they try to break the news to her softly so that she will not die from her heart condition, but it turns out that her husband never died in a train wreck, so her surprise at seeing him walk in the door alive causes her to die. “

The Story of an Hour, is about Louise Mallard, a woman who has heart trouble. She is informed by her sister that Brently Mallard, her husband has died in a railroad disaster. The story first informs us that Mrs. Mallard, “wept at once

In "The story of an Hour," Kate Chopin reveals the complex character, Mrs. Mallard, In a most unusual manner. THe reader is led to believe that her husband has been killed in a railway accident. The other characters in the story are worried about how to break the news to her; they know whe suffers from a heart condition, and they fear for her health. On the surface, the story appears to be about how Mrs. Mallard deals with the news of the death of her husband. On a deeper level, however, the story is about the feeling of intense joy that Mrs. Mallard experiences when she realizes that she is free from the influences of her husband and the consequences of

Mallard in the Story of an Hour is told her husband has been in an accident and passed away. The woman loved her husband only sometimes and chose to grieve in an expected and justified manner. The story portray’s that Mr. Mallard had oppressed Mrs. Mallard and made it so that she could not show her real personality and self worth. Once alone in her room she let the news sink in and became excited to start the new chapter in her life saying “..she would live for herself”. Mrs. Mallard finally comes out of the room to find out her husband is alive. The heartbreak and shock of what can never be caused Mrs. Mallard to have a heart attack. Mrs. Mallard dreams of “…no powerful will bending hers…” was crushed by her passing away and sadly never getting her

Kate Chopin was a notorious American author who wrote various short-stories, poems, and novels. She was born during the nineteenth century in St. Louis, Missouri; throughout her childhood she was mentored by her mother, grandmother, as well as her great grandmother with no male authority present. She had a very dramatic life throughout her childhood, in 1855 her father was killed in a railroad accident, followed by her great grandmother passing away in 1863.

In “The Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard, who was beat up by her husband for years and years, so when she heard about his death she finally felt free and that she was finally able to control her own life all over again. The idea that she was finally in control again giving her a sense of life for the first time in a long time. But that’s when she was finally able to reason with herself to leave her room and to face her sister. When they went to the top of the stairs and saw her husband standing there and hadn’t been in the car accident at all and he was perfectly fine, she died from a heart attack. When she realized that she wasn’t in control again and that he would be there from then on, it gave her heart attack at the thought.

Reaction to the Character of Mrs. Mallard in The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

Her name was Mrs. Mallard, one of the most, if not the only character that this short story is based on. Mrs. Mallard is the protagonist and focal point in this story. A typical woman in her century. She suffers from what Chopin describes as a delicate heart conditions, which is why she cannot take news so well. In the beginning of the story, by the first paragraph we can know that Mrs. Mallard is not well. Due to her condition she have people taking care of her, not directly, but people like Richard and Josephine that knowing her condition, measure the way they bring horrible

The focus of the “The Story of an Hour” is on Mrs. Mallard, who is the quaint and seemed to be frail women with a heart condition. Mrs. Mallard is told that her husband was killed in a tragic train accident. As she processes this devastating news, she realizes that she is free from the chains of her marriage. That she can finally be the woman

“The Story of an Hour” tells the story about Mrs. Mallard, who learns that her husband is dead and right after that faces a great variety of emotions and feelings. Mrs. Mallard has a heart problem. One day she gets news that her husband has died in a railroad disaster. She starts crying at once, goes upstairs and locks herself in her room. She feels very lonely at first but then she starts feeling happy and free from her marriage. After some time she opens the door and descends the stairs. She surprisingly sees Mr. Mallard at the door. When she looks at Mr. Mallard, she dies suddenly. The doctor says that she dies of her heart disease, from the "joy that kills." This story illustrates the dependent condition and status of married women in the 19th century and reveals the fact that there is no way of escaping from marriage except one’s death.

“The Story of an Hour” is a very short text, so the author does not have room to develop a complex plot. In the exposition, the reader learn that Mrs. Mallard has a heart problem, so the other characters wanted to be delicate while sharing the news of her husband’s death. The rising action is when Mrs. Mallard’s sister shares the news and Mrs. Mallard responds by weeping and going to her room. The climax occurs when Mrs. Mallard learns that she will be free from the restrictions the “civil law” forces on women at that time. According to the text, “When she abandoned herself a little whisper escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her