In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, we see the main character, Mrs. Mallard, who has a heart condition; receiving horrible news about her husbands untimely death. Her reaction to her husbands death, is quit surprising. Josephine, who is Mrs. Mallards sister, tells her sister delicately as she can, that Mr. Mallard has died in a train accident. Mrs. Mallard goes into hysterics, and goes to her room. She reflects on what kind of man her husband was and how she feels now that he is gone and what will happen in the future. upon her reflections she starts to realize that grief is not the only feeling that she has. She starts to recognize the feeling as, excitement. She no longer has to live for her husband, but only for herself, she is “”Free!
