Kate Chopin Freedom

“The story of an hour” is a tragic story with an interesting twist Mrs. Mallard was told the unpleasant news that not only broke her but also shook her emotionally. With the help of nature, Mrs. Mallard was able to see life from a new perspective. Author Kate Chopin is able to give us an understanding of Mrs. Mallard's new found freedom. Marriage to Mrs. Mallard almost seems to be imprisonment. “She could see in the open square before her house. The tops of the trees that we all aquiver with new spring life” (Chopin). The passing of her husband Mr. Mallard was a shook towards her, almost as if a bucket of cold water was dropped on her. When she finally sits alone and is able to look out her window she sees new life. The tree that has blossomed seems to be her and the winter of dying past …show more content…
“The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrow were twittering in the eaves” (Chopin). It seems the song that she faintly heard was finally her own voice, almost as if she finally was able to hear or see everything in a new way. The countless sparrow can be seen as her new thoughts almost as if they were singing a new beautiful sound she never heard. The sparrows can also be a symbol for her freedom that she was finally able to fly ahead. While waiting and finally begin able to appreciate nature, she sees the sky” But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose glaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky” (Chopin). when she looked up and finally saw the patch of blue sky it is almost as if she was the sky herself. The dark clouds begin her husband that only took sunshine from her beautiful sky, and now that he left there will be no longer dark skies, now she will finally be able to shine. That might be the reason she had a dumb founded look upon the patch of dull sky. Now she realizes her true