Emotions In Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour

When considering the emotions following a tragedy, there is typically distraught and woe flooding through not only the friends and family members of the deceased or wounded, but also through society as a whole. While in Kate Chopin’s, “The Story of an Hour,” the reader does not get to bear witness to the thoughts and emotions of a most likely grieving nation, they do get a glimpse into the anguish felt by Mrs. Louise Mallard. Mrs. Mallard goes through a whirlwind of different emotions and personal alterations throughout the story, especially by the time the tale reaches its end. “The Story of an Hour,” is a battle of man versus himself as Louise Mallard, the protagonist of this particular narrative, handles her emotions and prepares for a journey after receiving some tragic news.

It is revealed at the start that Louise is plagued by having a heart trouble that can simply be described as the antagonist, or the villain in this scenario. It is on one day in the early spring as Louise Mallard is in her home, confronted by her sister Josephine and her husband Brently’s friend Richards. Having to take extra precaucion due to said heart trouble, the pair inform Louise that there was a horrible disaster and her beloved husband had departed this earth. Saddened by the …show more content…
Louise Mallard, the protagonist of, “The Story of an Hour,” struggles with a fight against herself throughout the hour the story takes place. By the time the story finalizes, Louise has gone through a major transformation of character and the reader discovers that the heart trouble Louise was afflicted with was in fact both physical and symbolical. This fable emphasizes how one event or piece of information can change a person and their life dramatically. What began as bad news for Mrs. Mallard turned into something that gave her an escape -- the independence she had always wanted. This liberation from her husband, however, was a permanent one; she got her freedom after