In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”, her philosophical argument was that men and women are equals but that society denies women their full humanity. Within the story, her philosophical argument is revealed through Mrs. Mallards use of words and actions. Although Mrs. Mallard loved her husband at times, she was glad that he had passed. His death was her chance to finally live for herself, to do the things in life she had always yearned for. When Chopin went to publish her story, magazines refused her story because they thought of it as immoral. They wanted Chopin to soften up the female character, to make her unhappy in her marriage and to make her less independent. Unintimidated by this, Chopin continues to write about women’s growth and emancipation,
