The title of the short story refers to the time between the moments at which the protagonist, Louise Mallard, heard that her husband was dead and discovered that he was alive after all. When Mrs. Mallard sister and family friend discovered Mr. Mallard got killed in an accident, they took time to gently tell Mrs. Mallard that her husband had died. Mrs. Mallard cried her eyes out, then went to her room to be by herself and locked the door. Inside, she didn’t believe that she got her freedom. Even though she didn’t hate her husband, and she was truly saddened by his death, she felt liberated and free for the first time. She looked forward to the days ahead instead of dreading them. Suddenly, the very not-dead Mr. Mallard came in. When Mrs. Mallard saw him, she had a tremendous shock and
The title of the short story refers to the time between the moments at which the protagonist, Louise Mallard, heard that her husband was dead and discovered that he was alive after all. When Mrs. Mallard sister and family friend discovered Mr. Mallard got killed in an accident, they took time to gently tell Mrs. Mallard that her husband had died. Mrs. Mallard cried her eyes out, then went to her room to be by herself and locked the door. Inside, she didn’t believe that she got her freedom. Even though she didn’t hate her husband, and she was truly saddened by his death, she felt liberated and free for the first time. She looked forward to the days ahead instead of dreading them. Suddenly, the very not-dead Mr. Mallard came in. When Mrs. Mallard saw him, she had a tremendous shock and