Louise woke up in a cold sweat, trying to remember where she was. As she looked about the room, her eyes laid rest on a sleeping body in the bed next to hers. Louise suddenly remembered where she was and silently leapt from bed and tiptoed down the stairs. Creeeeeeak! She had forgotten to skip the creaky stair and feared he would wake up.
“Louise? Where are you Louise?” he asked. Louise began to run toward the back door, only to be stopped dead in her tracks by a small voice. “Louise? Please don’t run again-it will only cause suspicion and trouble. Please Louise, don’t leave.” She sighed slowly, as she lamented her missed opportunity.
“But to what end” she thought to herself “I bear his name, and so I belong to him.”. Louise Elizabeth Mallard …show more content…
Once you calm yourself, I expect my breakfast. Now please do clean yourself up!” Oh, how she longed to be free again, free from toil, free from expectations, free from Mr. Mallard, whom she was expected to address by his first name, Brently. She envied those women who had been able to find a job and to never have to get married. She went about the house, tidying and cooking, and began to start the mundane activities of married women. That is, to sew, cross-stich, knit, and garden. She didn’t mind the gardening, as it gave her some purpose to her usually unimportant life. She could confide in her sister alone, her mother had stopped talking to her when she ran away the first time, a week into her marriage. After that embarrassing event, she was taken to a specialist to determine what was the cause of her escape attempt, as there was no possibility in their minds that she could possibly not want to be married, and to spend her entire life with a man that she detested. They determined that the only cause of such an outburst must be a problem of the heart. She walked through town from then on as the “sick woman” and “unable to function properly as a wife”. These belittling names haunted her, until she began to stay inside the house, and eventually, she began to believe that she was sick. It had been several days since Brently had left for the railroad, but Louise was unconcerned as he was often away for weeks at a time when he was working. She took no thought of it and cherished the little freedom she had while he was away. Mr. Mallard knew she longed for the freedom of unmarried, and would take the week long trips as opposed to the day trips, to appease her. He loved her, and tried to make her miserable life more bearable whenever he could. When he was away, she thought she might love him, but never when he was home, but she kept up appearances, and most everyone in the town believed she loved him dearly, for to not wholly love one’s
“Louise? Where are you Louise?” he asked. Louise began to run toward the back door, only to be stopped dead in her tracks by a small voice. “Louise? Please don’t run again-it will only cause suspicion and trouble. Please Louise, don’t leave.” She sighed slowly, as she lamented her missed opportunity.
“But to what end” she thought to herself “I bear his name, and so I belong to him.”. Louise Elizabeth Mallard …show more content…
Once you calm yourself, I expect my breakfast. Now please do clean yourself up!” Oh, how she longed to be free again, free from toil, free from expectations, free from Mr. Mallard, whom she was expected to address by his first name, Brently. She envied those women who had been able to find a job and to never have to get married. She went about the house, tidying and cooking, and began to start the mundane activities of married women. That is, to sew, cross-stich, knit, and garden. She didn’t mind the gardening, as it gave her some purpose to her usually unimportant life. She could confide in her sister alone, her mother had stopped talking to her when she ran away the first time, a week into her marriage. After that embarrassing event, she was taken to a specialist to determine what was the cause of her escape attempt, as there was no possibility in their minds that she could possibly not want to be married, and to spend her entire life with a man that she detested. They determined that the only cause of such an outburst must be a problem of the heart. She walked through town from then on as the “sick woman” and “unable to function properly as a wife”. These belittling names haunted her, until she began to stay inside the house, and eventually, she began to believe that she was sick. It had been several days since Brently had left for the railroad, but Louise was unconcerned as he was often away for weeks at a time when he was working. She took no thought of it and cherished the little freedom she had while he was away. Mr. Mallard knew she longed for the freedom of unmarried, and would take the week long trips as opposed to the day trips, to appease her. He loved her, and tried to make her miserable life more bearable whenever he could. When he was away, she thought she might love him, but never when he was home, but she kept up appearances, and most everyone in the town believed she loved him dearly, for to not wholly love one’s