In The Story of An Hour, Kate Chopin records a short period of Mrs. Mallard’s life —from the moment she hears the news of her husband’s death to the moment he unexpectedly returns. Mrs. Mallard’s reaction directly reveals that marriage is limiting for women in the nineteenth century.
Unlike other women, Mrs. Mallard chooses to face her husband's death alone. It means that she is a strong woman, and she always has a mind of her own. Likewise, Mrs. Mallard calmly accepted the fact because she can keep reasonable control of her emotions. Mrs. Mallard begins to understand that she would live for herself during those coming years, as such, she inwardly get a pleasure from her husband's death. This kind of forbidden pleasure displays how stressful
Unlike other women, Mrs. Mallard chooses to face her husband's death alone. It means that she is a strong woman, and she always has a mind of her own. Likewise, Mrs. Mallard calmly accepted the fact because she can keep reasonable control of her emotions. Mrs. Mallard begins to understand that she would live for herself during those coming years, as such, she inwardly get a pleasure from her husband's death. This kind of forbidden pleasure displays how stressful