Women had no power during the Victorian Era. This made them feel trapped sometimes since they had no control over their lives and no property. Instead, the woman themselves were treated like property, similar to slaves at that time. In “The Story of An Hour,” Chopin uses the “joy that kills” to make the woman’s feelings of love for her husband trap her and the idea of losing her freedom kills her. Chopin’s family situation was very similar to this story in that when Eliza lost her husband, she became very wealthy and lived a very liberated life. If her husband hadn’t died, she still may have still loved him, but would have had no control over her life or Kate’s. This love was, therefore, “the joy that
Women had no power during the Victorian Era. This made them feel trapped sometimes since they had no control over their lives and no property. Instead, the woman themselves were treated like property, similar to slaves at that time. In “The Story of An Hour,” Chopin uses the “joy that kills” to make the woman’s feelings of love for her husband trap her and the idea of losing her freedom kills her. Chopin’s family situation was very similar to this story in that when Eliza lost her husband, she became very wealthy and lived a very liberated life. If her husband hadn’t died, she still may have still loved him, but would have had no control over her life or Kate’s. This love was, therefore, “the joy that