Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” is a classic short story of a woman (Mrs. Mallard) who thought she lost her husband and soon realizes the true joy of freedom that she’s about to obtain; that is until he comes home. “The Story of an Hour” entails numerous themes including happiness in independence, communication, marriage, and even time. Mrs. Mallard displays a complete change of character throughout a short period which truly questions whether she truly loved her husband or was she trapped in oppressive marriage waiting on one of the two to die. In the end we see how tragedies such as death in a relationship can affect both sides.
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It can be inferred that all relational unions, even the kindest ones, can be restricting in some form. Mrs. Mallard, shares that Brently was thoughtful and adoring, but despite the positive remarks she feels delight when she accepts the fact that Brently has died. Mrs. Mallard considers "spring days, and summer days, and a wide range of days that would be her own." When she has days to herself, she will have nobody to advise her on what to do, possibly hinting at something Brently himself used to do. Mrs. Mallard will have the capacity to settle on her own decisions and maybe appreciate them It’s not that she does not care for her husband because Mrs. Mallard realizes that she'll cry at funeral, but getting married is restricting simply because you cannot live for yourself anymore. Marriage requires you to sometimes make decisions that benefit both partners equally. You cannot indulge in certain things that typically a single person would, restrictions are not a bad thing though. Mrs. Mallard never clearly states any mistreatment from Brently indicating rather that marriage can consume both sides. In contrast, the fact that Mrs. Mallard repeatedly repeats free can lead a reader to assume some form of oppression was taking place in the relationship, because if the relationship was completely harmless there would be no reason for her to feel relinquished shortly following his
In “The Story of an Hour,” independence is a secret pleasure that can be imagined only privately. When …show more content…
It can be inferred that all relational unions, even the kindest ones, can be restricting in some form. Mrs. Mallard, shares that Brently was thoughtful and adoring, but despite the positive remarks she feels delight when she accepts the fact that Brently has died. Mrs. Mallard considers "spring days, and summer days, and a wide range of days that would be her own." When she has days to herself, she will have nobody to advise her on what to do, possibly hinting at something Brently himself used to do. Mrs. Mallard will have the capacity to settle on her own decisions and maybe appreciate them It’s not that she does not care for her husband because Mrs. Mallard realizes that she'll cry at funeral, but getting married is restricting simply because you cannot live for yourself anymore. Marriage requires you to sometimes make decisions that benefit both partners equally. You cannot indulge in certain things that typically a single person would, restrictions are not a bad thing though. Mrs. Mallard never clearly states any mistreatment from Brently indicating rather that marriage can consume both sides. In contrast, the fact that Mrs. Mallard repeatedly repeats free can lead a reader to assume some form of oppression was taking place in the relationship, because if the relationship was completely harmless there would be no reason for her to feel relinquished shortly following his