What comes to mind when you think of marriage? In modern times, I think in marriage you and your partner should contribute financially and emotionally. In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour”, it expresses how marriage is thought to be a happy feeling. But the character Louise Mallard is no longer happy. She feels she has lost her sense of identity because she is a wife. Her husband will not allow her to work outside of their home. He thinks she should just be a house wife. However, Louise feels she should have something that contributes to her marriage or to make her feel complete. She is completely fed up with her husband’s controlling ways. On the other hand, In Newman’s story it expressed that marriage is a lifelong partnership that shouldn’t
