In addition, her emotional uncertainty is an unattainable freedom that she so desires and ultimately collaborates her thoughts of what she sees for her possible future. It is as if she is on an emotional rollercoaster feeling sadness and joy, but dismisses the idea that she should not be feeling happy very quickly and welcomed the future with open arms to many bright and airy days ahead and goodbye to all those long and dreadful ones. Similarly, Jennifer Hicks sates, “Although the emotion in Mrs. Mallard’s bedroom is indisputable...allows him or her to remain an onlooker, as eager as Mrs. Mallard to see ‘what was approaching to possess her’”(270). Chopin had the intention of making the reader unclear of her emotions in order to recognize Mrs.
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The narrator writes, “she would live for herself” (Chopin). Here, it is signifying that she would no longer have to live her life for her husband, but rather hers and chase after the equality for women. Lawrence L. Berkove mentions that “This has been generally understood to imply that she has hitherto sacrificed herself for her husband; however there is no evidence in the text.” With further explanation, Chopin has the tendency to not support her comments within “The Story of an Hour”. Mrs. Mallard’s views of life are refreshed as expressed “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life” (Chopin). It is within this quote, Chopin expresses that spring is signifying the season of rebirth, renewal and awakening. With regards to spring, things were once lifeless and now get a fresh breath of air as in a sense of relief. Mrs. Mallard has a piece of her new life in her eyes. It is here, she has faith in her own rebirth and she internally perceives a new positive vision of
The narrator writes, “she would live for herself” (Chopin). Here, it is signifying that she would no longer have to live her life for her husband, but rather hers and chase after the equality for women. Lawrence L. Berkove mentions that “This has been generally understood to imply that she has hitherto sacrificed herself for her husband; however there is no evidence in the text.” With further explanation, Chopin has the tendency to not support her comments within “The Story of an Hour”. Mrs. Mallard’s views of life are refreshed as expressed “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life” (Chopin). It is within this quote, Chopin expresses that spring is signifying the season of rebirth, renewal and awakening. With regards to spring, things were once lifeless and now get a fresh breath of air as in a sense of relief. Mrs. Mallard has a piece of her new life in her eyes. It is here, she has faith in her own rebirth and she internally perceives a new positive vision of